Table 6 Economics of insecticides and botanical formulations sequence treatments used against Tuta absoluta on tomato plants
Treatments | Yield (t/fed.) | % Increase yield over control | Total cost per fed. (lb/fed.) | Total cost per ton (lb/t) | Gross income (lb/fed.) | Net monetary returns (lb/fed.) | Net monetary returns (lb/t) | Cost benefit ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated | 28.25 ± 0.5 | 238.32 | 10446 ± 0.0 | 369.77 ± 0.0 | 42093 ± 745 | 31647 ± 745 | 1120.25 ± 6.5 | 1:7.63 |
Untreated (control) | 8.35 ± 0.8 | – | 6296 ± 0.0 | 754.01 ± 0.0 | 12442 ± 1132 | 6146 ± 1132 | 736.05 ± 44.2 | – |