Parameters

% Mortality *

Pupation (day)

Longivity (in day)

Oviposition

Active material Larvae Pupae Male Female Egg/female % Hatchability
Methyl salicylate 13.0 ±1.54 69.87 ±4.46 15.60 ± 0.56 23.65 ±1.32 35.90 ±2.44 215.6 ±22.69 46.0 ±5.09
Formic acid 19.8 ±1.32 12.2 ±0.85 14.67 ±0.44 6.87 ±0.89 9.2 ±1.86 55.2 ±2.48 93.0 ±3.74
Clove oil 17.50 ±1.76 56.0 ±1.95 12.20 ±0.54 8.95 ±0.89 10.6 ±0.56 221.2 ±40.45 46.0 ±3.99
Eugenol 34.0 ±1.92 65.0 ±0.94 15.77 ±0.79 24.54 ±3.65 36.65 ±1.43 66.4 ±8.19 91.8 ±3.88
Acetic acid 4.10 ±0.43 23.0 ±1.66 17.29 ±0.57 21.87 ±2.99 32.6 ±0.95 98.0 ±1.70 85.6 ±2.97
Basil oil 11.23 ±0.98 17.0 ±0.98 18.98 ±0.83 27.55 ±0.89 33.4 ±2.56 133.0 ±13.40 94.8 ±1.71
Control 0.0 ±0.00 2.0 ±0.78 17.45 ±0.60 26.4 ±2.33 32.0 ±2.77 339.0 ±39.99 98.6 ±0.98
L.S.D. 5% 4.21 13.56 1.33 8.96 4.78 7.63 12.54
Table 2: Retarding effects of tested material soils and chemicals on some biological aspects of Acheroia gresilla. N.B. * 1- Cumulative mortality. 2- Mean ± SE.