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Table 1 Toxicity of 4D1 to 2nd, 3rd and 4th larval instars of tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta

From: Potential of standard strains of Bacillus thuringiensis against the tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Larval stage

Slope

SEa

χ2b

LC50 (μg/ml)

Confidence limits (95%)

LC95c (μg/ml)

Confidence Limits (95%)

Lower limit

Upper limit

Lower limit

Upper limit

2nd instar

2.61

0.50

3.164

6.10

4.23

7.65

25.93

18.54

50.77

3rd instar

2.36

0.46

1.99

6.62

4.70

8.30

32.74

22.00

74.86

4th instar

2.33

0.52

0.27

8.18

5.74

10.43

41.43

25.76

131.94

  1. aStandard error
  2. bChi-square