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Table 2 Pesticidal effect of ethanolic extract of D. tripetala on emergence and weight loss

From: Evaluation of ethanolic extracts of Piper guineense, Dennettia tripetala, and Capsicum frutescens as protectant of smoked fish, Clarias gariepinus (Pisces: Clariidea) against Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Plant extract

Concentration (%)

Emergence

Mean ± SE

Weight loss (%)

Mean ± SE

Dennettia tripetala

4

0.50 ± 0.50a

3.46 ± 3.46a

8

0.50 ± 0.50a

2.11 ± 2.11a

12

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.02 ± 0.02b

Positive control

0

3.50 ± 1.50b

4.36 ± 1.72a

Negative control

0

110.00 ± 10.00c

81.18 ± 1.15c

  1. Means with different superscripts in each column are significantly different (p ˂ 0.05) by Tukey’s test