Table 5 Overview of efficacy from the field trials of compound 3c{3,6} in BC and AB.

From: Effects of dialkoxybenzenes against Varroa destructor and identification of 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene as a promising acaricide candidate

Location

Treatment

Total mite fall per colony during treatment period

Total mite fall per colony during finishing period

Efficacy (%)a

Amount recovered from devices (mg)

Amount evaporated (mg)

Length of treatment (d)

Amount evaporated/day (mg)

BC

Control

231 ± 29

2221 ± 280

9.5 ± 0.6

N/A

N/A

28

N/A

3c{3,6}

495 ± 63

636 ± 207

51.2 ± 6.2

1234 ± 158

3766 ± 158

28

134.5 ± 5.7

AB

Control

1527 ± 237

3876 ± 544

28.6 ± 2.3

N/A

N/A

28

N/A

3c{3,6}

2576 ± 342

552 ± 88

81.1 ± 2.9

1041 ± 172

3959 ± 172

28

132.0 ± 5.7

  1. Values represent means ± S.E. of 10 replicates per treatment.
  2. aEfficacy calculated as: mite fall during the treatment period/(mite fall during treatment period + mite fall during finishing period) × 100.
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