The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Effect of farnesol on total haemocyte count (Cells/mm³) in fifth instar nymphs of Dysdercus koenigii

From: Evaluation of farnesol-induced changes in the haemocyte pattern of red cotton bug Dysdercus koenigii Fabricius (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

Dose of Farnesol /Insect	Days after treatment
	Day 1 (Mean ± SE)	Day 2 (Mean ± SE)	Day 3 (Mean ± SE)	Day 4 (Mean ± SE)	Day 5 (Mean ± SE)	Day 6 (Mean ± SE)	Day 7 (Mean ± SE)	Day 8 (Mean ± SE)
Control	6060^a ± 252.52	6970^a ± 336.25	7945^a ± 443.69	8405^a ± 373.38	6175^a ± 321.99	5188^a ± 484.68	4900^a ± 469.75	6310^a ± 373.71
0.05 μl	5875^a ± 296.48	6630^a ± 386.81	7700^a ± 403.94	7985^ab ± 356.30	6270^a ± 320.43	5015^a ± 463.44	4905^a ± 434.07	6100^a ± 418.06
0.1 μl	5410^a ± 344.63	6115^a ± 533.70	6600^a ± 571.35	6365^b ± 484.03	5420^a ± 371.95	4555^ab ± 405.21	4335^a ± 318.86	5380^ab ± 475.11
0.2 μl	3625^b ± 309.50	4045^b ± 573.41	4300^b ± 471.64	4555^c ± 520.49	3890^b ± 414.38	2980^b ± 264.91	3605^a ± 339.81	4440^b ± 419.71
F value	13.52 (3,36)	7.85 (3,36)	12.18 (3,36)	15.91 (3,36)	9.38 (3,36)	5.92 (3,36)	2.42 (3,36)	3.99 (3,36)
F critical	2.866

0–6 h old fifth instar nymphs of D. koenigii were treated with 0.05 μl, 0.01 μl, 0.02 μl of Farnesol
Mean ± SE, calculated for ten replicates, Ten fifth instar nymphs were taken in each replicate
Means followed by the same letter in a column are not statistically different at P < 0.05 (one way ANOVA followed by Tukey test

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