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Table 3 Pest repellency records and percent repulsions (PR) for chloroform soluble fraction of rhizome of D. quercifolia J. Smith

From: Pesticidal and pest repellency activities of rhizomes of Drynaria quercifolia (J. Smith) against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)

Dose (mg/cm2)

#

Repellency record

  

Hourly observation

Average of hourly observation (Nc)

Percent repulsion (PR) PR = (Nc - 5) х 20%

  

1 h

2 h

3 h

4 h

5 h

1 h

2 h

3 h

4 h

5 h

1 h

2 h

3 h

4 h

5 h

0.94

10

9

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10.0

10.0

93.2%

93.2%

93.2%

100%

100%

0.94

10

10

10

10

10

10

0.94

10

10

9

9

10

10

0.47

10

9

10

10

10

10

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.6

80.0%

86.6%

86.6%

93.2%

93.2%

0.47

10

10

8

8

9

10

0.47

10

8

10

10

10

9

0.23

10

6

8

8

8

8

8.0

8.6

8.3

9.3

9.3

60.0%

73.2%

66.6%

86.6%

86.6%

0.23

10

10

9

9

10

10

0.23

10

8

9

8

10

10

  1. # = Number of pests applied.