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Table 4 Effect of sequential application of certain commercial non-traditional chemical insecticides on Tuta absoluta applied three times (during vegetative stage)

From: Influence of insect traps and insecticides sequential application as a tactic for management of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Spray number

Day after treatment

Control

Radiant

Coragen

Emperor

Alive

Alive

*R%

Alive

R%

Alive

R%

B-spray

Zero

6.67

7.33

0.00

7.33

0.00

7.33

0.00

1st

3 days

10.00

1.67

84.48

–

–

–

–

7 days

9.33

1.33

87.01

–

–

–

–

Mean

1.83

1.83

85.75

–

–

–

–

2nd

3 days

10.33

1.00

90.91

–

–

–

–

7 days

10.67

0.33

96.75

–

–

–

–

Mean

10.50

0.67

93.83

–

–

–

–

3rd

3 days

11.67

0.67

93.75

–

–

–

–

7 days

13.67

0.33

96.75

–

–

–

–

Mean

12.7

0.50

95.3

–

–

–

–

General average

8.33

1.00

91.61

-

–

–

–

4th

3 days

13.67

–

–

0.00

100.0

–

–

7 days

14.67

–

–

0.00

100.0

–

–

Mean

14.17

–

–

0.00

100.0

–

–

5th

3 days

13.31

–

–

0.33

97.73

–

–

7 days

14.67

–

–

0.00

100.0

–

–

Mean

13.99

–

–

0.17

98.87

–

–

6th

3 days

13.67

–

–

0.00

100.0

–

–

7 days

14.00

–

–

0.67

98.56

–

–

Mean

13.84

–

–

0.34

99.28

–

–

General average

14.00

-

–

–

99.38

–

–

7th

3 days

13.67

–

–

–

–

0.33

97.78

7 days

18.00

–

–

–

–

0.67

96.63

Mean

15.84

–

–

–

–

0.50

97.21

8th

3 days

21.33

–

–

–

–

1.00

95.74

7 days

19.33

–

–

–

–

1.33

93.73

Mean

20.33

–

–

–

–

1.17

94.74

9th

3 days

18.67

–

–

–

–

0.67

96.75

7 days

20.67

–

–

–

–

0.33

98.04

Mean

19.67

–

–

–

–

0.50

97.40

General average

18.61

–

–

–

–

0.72

96.45

General reduction

95.81

  1. *R%, reduction percentages during 3 successive weeks