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Table 3 Larval mortality (%) of Plutella xylostella by Steinernema asiaticum in screen house after first and second spray,* on cabbage

From: Evaluation of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema asiaticum against the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) under screen house and field conditions

Time (h)

Concentrations of infective juveniles per plant

Mean (time)

30,000

15,000 + 15,000

10,000 + 10,000

Water + adjuvants

Water alone

24 h

29.00 (32.30)

37.00

(37.34)

28.00

(31.43)

03.00

(08.92)

01.00

(05.95)

19.60

(23.19)

48 h

36.00 (36.69)

52.00

(46.28)

42.00

(40.49)

03.00

(08.92)

01.00

(05.95)

25.40

(27.67)

72 h

43.00 (41.04)

56.00

(48.88)

50.00

(45.27)

03.00

(08.92)

01.00

(05.95)

30.60

(30.01)

Mean (Concentration)

36.00 (36.68)

48.33 (44.17)

40.00

(39.07)

03.00

(08.92)

01.00

(05.95)

 

Factors

SE (m)

C.D. (P = 0.01)

Time

(1.78)

(5.03)

Concentration

(2.29)

(6.50)

Interaction (Time × Concentration)

(3.98)

(N.S.)

  1. Values in parentheses are angular-transformed (x + 0.5) values
  2. *Planned third spray could not be applied as all the DBM larvae transformed into pupae