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Table 2 The effect of zinc oxide NP on G. mellonella’s pupal development time and pupal weight

From: Effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the biology of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Dose (ppm)

Min.–Max

Pupal Development Time (Day) (Mean ± SE)*

Min.–Max

Pupal weight (Gram) (Mean ± SE)**

0

4–41

13.44 ± 1.31a

0.06–0.23

0.11 ± 0.0052ab

100

5–47

17.06 ± 1.61a

0.04–0.25

0.12 ± 0.0667a

500

5–63

19.82 ± 2.22a

0.04–0.28

0.12 ± 0.0846a

1000

5–63

16.11 ± 1.97a

0.06–0.17

0.10 ± 0.0503bc

3000

4–66

18.29 ± 2.01a

0.03–0.16

0.10 ± 0.0423bc

5000

3–39

15.61 ± 1.37a

0.03–0.18

0.09 ± 0.0534c

  1. *Kruskal Wallis, P > 0.05
  2. **Mann Whitney U, P < 0.05
  3. The difference between the groups with the same letter in the same column next to the mean values is not statistically significant