Table 2 Mean ( ± SE) developmental times (d) of various life stages of F1 generation A. gossypii produced from parents (F0) and longevity (d) and fecundity (d) of F0 generation treated with LC15 and LC30 concentrations of buprofezin for 72 h compared to the untreated control.

From: Impact of low lethal concentrations of buprofezin on biological traits and expression profile of chitin synthase 1 gene (CHS1) in melon aphid, Aphis gossypii

Treatments

1st instar

2nd instar

3rd instar

4th instar

Pre-adult

Adult Longevity F1

Adult Fecundity F1

Adult Longevity F0

Adult Fecundity F0

Control

1.85 ± 0.07b

1.48 ± 0.07b

1.32 ± 0.06b

1.03 ± 0.02c

5.68 ± 0.06c

25.38 ± 0.68a

35.17 ± 0.23a

21.16 ± 0.61a

28.86 ± 0.82a

LC15

1.97 ± 0.05b

1.62 ± 0.06b

1.47 ± 0.07b

1.28 ± 0.05b

6.33 ± 0.07b

18.40 ± 0.48b

28.30 ± 0.81b

14.03 ± 0.61b

18.03 ± 0.84b

LC30

2.17 ± 0.04a

1.98 ± 0.06a

1.88 ± 0.07a

1.82 ± 0.07a

7.85 ± 0.05a

10.83 ± 0.55c

12.27 ± 0.25c

8.30 ± 0.67c

9.01 ± 0.66c

  1. Different letters within the same column represent significant differences at P < 0.05 level (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey HSD tests).
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