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Table 4 Concentration-response table of C. maculatus adults treated with P. guineense extracts

From: Perforation index assessment of cowpea seeds against cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae], infestation using Piper guineense

P. guineense extracts

Conc. (%)

% mortality ± SE mean

24 h

48 h

72 h

96 h

P. guineense leaf

1

70.00 ± 3.04c

82.50 ± 3.75c

92.50 ± 3.75b

100.00 ± 0.00b

P. guineense seeds

87.50 ± 3.25de

92.50 ± 3.75cd

100.00 ± 0.00b

100.00 ± 0.00b

Methanol (+ve control)

0.00 ± 0.00a

5.00 ± 0.04b

7.50 ± 0.25a

10.00 ± 1.04b

P. guineense leaf

2

80.00 ± 3.04cd

90.00 ± 3.04cd

100.00 ± 0.00c

100.00 ± 0.00b

P. guineense seeds

92.50 ± 3.75ef

100.00 ± 0.00d

100.00 ± 0.00c

100.00 ± 0.00b

Methanol (+ve control)

2.50 ± 0.02a

7.50 ± 0.25b

10.00 ± 1.04a

12.50 ± 1.75b

P. guineense leaf

3

92.50 ± 3.75ef

100.00 ± 0.00d

100.00 ± 0.00c

100.00 ± 0.00b

P. guineense seeds

100.00 ± 0.00f

100.00 ± 0.00d

100.00 ± 0.00c

100.00 ± 0.00b

Methanol (+ve control)

5.00 ± 0.04b

10.00 ± 1.04b

12.50 ± 1.75a

17.50 ± 1.25b

Untreated (−ve control)

0.0

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

  1. Each value is a mean ± standard error of four replicates. Means within the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P > 0.05 using Tukey’s test