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Table 3 Pesticidal effect of ethanolic extract of C. frutescens 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

Capsicum frutescens

4

1.00 ± 1.00a

26.77 ± 21.20a

8

3.00 ± 1.00a

12.30 ± 3.26b

12

3.50 ± 1.50a

22.90 ± 11.35a

Positive control

0

3.50 ± 1.50a

4.36 ± 1.72c

Negative control

0

110.00 ± 10.00b

81.18 ± 1.15d

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