Table 6 Nutritional parameters of second instar maggots of Z. cucurbitae fed on AITC amended artificial diet.

0

0.54 ± 0.005^a

10.48 ± 0.04^a

5

20.26 ± 0.22^a

0.51 ± 0.002^b

9.71 ± 0.11^b

25

19.47 ± 0.16^b

0.48 ± 0.003^c

8.81 ± 0.10^c

50

18.93 ± 0.10^b

0.47 ± 0.001^c

8.58 ± 0.03^c

100

17.82 ± 0.16^c

0.43 ± 0.005^d

7.31 ± 0.14^d

150

16.79 ± 0.09^d

0.41 ± 0.003^e

6.62 ± 0.03^e

F-value

78.61**

187.06**

274.35**