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Table 5 Effect of ethyl acetate extract of S. hydrogenans and azadirachtin on food utilization and feeding of S.litura

From: Insecticidal and growth inhibitory potential of Streptomyces hydrogenans DH16 on major pest of India, Spodoptera litura(Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Treatments

Concentrations (μg/ml)

RGR (mg/mg/day) (Mean ± S.E.)

RCR (mg/mg/day) (Mean ± S.E.)

AD (%) (Mean ± S.E.)

 

Control

2.17 ± 0.07a

6.97 ± 0.39a

28.35 ± 1.05a

Streptomyces ethyl acetate extract

400

1.88 ± 0.03ab

7.29 ± 0.26a

30.00 ± 0.29a

800

1.66 ± 0.10b

6.99 ± 0.38a

51.96 ± 0.44b

1600

1.10 ± 0.11c

3.53 ± 0.29b

66.00 ± 1.33c

f- value

26.45**

27.53**

416.91**

R2

0.95

0.59

0.92

Azadirachtin

400

1.54 ± 0.20d

3.92 ± 0.80c

43.56 ± 9.37d

800

-

-

-

1600

-

-

-

f- value

-

-

-

R2

-

-

-

  1. Mean ± SE followed by different letters with in a column are significantly different. Tukey's test P ≤ 0.05, R2 =Coefficient of determination, *Significant at 5% level, **Significant at 1% level.