Research Article

Effects of Pyriproxyfen on Life Table Indices of Plutella xylostella in Multigenerations

Table 5

The effects of pyriproxyfen on the biological parameters of 3rd instar larvae of P. xylostella in the next generation.

TreatmentMean SE
GRR (day−1) (day−1) (day)Dt (day) (birth rate) (death rate)

Control98.68 ± 12.0250.76 ± 4.000.190 ± 0.0081.21 ± 0.01020.73 ± 0.713.61 ± 0.180.26 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.003
LC1076.14 ± 17.69 12.99 ± 1.850.099 ± 0.0101.10 ± 0.01126.44 ± 1.616.67 ± 1.040.17 ± 0.010.08 ± 0.003
LC2545.64 ± 18.248.16 ± 2.020.112 ± 0.0211.11 ± 0.02221.08 ± 1.333.98 ± 0.080.21 ± 0.020.10 ± 0.003
1.6821.9820.6321.278.904.477.9416.56
0.1973<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.00050.01660.0010<0.0001
df2, 482, 482, 482, 482, 482, 482, 482, 48

: means marked with the same letters within a column are not significantly different (Tukey’s test; P < 0.05).