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Table 4 The real and apparent mortalities, and deformed flies percentages of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, treated with pesticides in pupal stage

From: Bio-pesticides alternative diazinon to control peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insecticide

Real mortality of pupae %

Apparent mortality of adults %

Total mortality %

Deformed flies %

Diazinon

73.89 a

99.35ab

100.0a

10.12 b

Abamectin

77.22 a

100.0a

100.0a

16.41 ab

Imidacloprid

77.52 a

97.64 b

98.89 b

35.51 a

Df

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

F

0.125

3.58

5.5

4.40

P value

0.88

0.039

0.009

0.02

L.S.D.

10.17

1.85

0.79

18.13

  1. Values with the same letters are not significantly different, L.S.D. least significant difference; RM real mortality; AM apparent mortality