Table 7 Parasitization, no. of parasitized egg/host and fecundity of B. hebetor adults reared on S. litura larvae fed on gallic acid and azadirachtin supplemented diet.

From: Effect of gallic acid on the larvae of Spodoptera litura and its parasitoid Bracon hebetor

Concentrations (ppm)

Parasitization (%)

Eggs per host

Fecundity (%)

Control

80.00 ± 7.75a

12.12 ± 0.72a

45.83 ± 4.26a

(GA) LC30 (52.44)

76.76 ± 2.71a

11.67 ± 2.33a

36.75 ± 9.41a

(GA)LC50 (402.80)

60.00 ± 6.83a

9.16 ± 0.77a

30.33 ± 3.87a

(AZA) LC30 (5.981)

25.00 ± 2.24b

4.18 ± 0.25b

8.25 ± 1.03b

(AZA) LC50 (26.551)

15.00 ± 2.22b

1.62 ± 0.26b

4.42 ± 0.51b

F-value

36.67**

16.29**

13.25**

  1. **Significant at 1%. Values are Mean ± SE. Means followed by the same letter within the columns are not significantly different according to Tukey’s test at p ≤ 0.05. GA (Gallic acid), AZA (Azadirachtin).