Research Article

On Farm Evaluation of Eucalyptus globulus Labill Leaf and Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Whole Plant Powder against Storage Insect Pests in Stored Maize at Sokoru District in Jimma Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 3

Effect of botanicals and variety on percent insect damage (mean ± SD) of maize.

VarietyBotanicalsMonths of storage
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BH-661Control0.000.0020a ± 234.33a ± 1.5264a ± 0.0080.33a ± 2.0897a ± 1.00
Chenopodium0.000.000.33d ± 0.571d ± 0.005d ± 0.0012.04d ± 0.0645.67d ± 1.52
Equaliptus0.000.0011.33b ± 1.5218.67 ± 3.5b43b ± 0.0050b ± 1.0088.67c ± 0.57

LimuControl0.000.002.67c ± 0.572d ± 131c ± 0.0044b ± 1.0084ab ± 1.00
Chenopodium0.000.000.67d ± 0.571.33d ± 0.571d ± 0.003.67e ± 0.5731.33e ± 1.52
Equaliptus0.000.001.33cd  ± 0.576c ± 134c ± 0.0048c ± 0.0082.33b ± 2.5100

Mean ± SD values in the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at (Tukey’s test).