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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Lethal concentration–time (LCT) of ethyl formate (EF) on Myzus persicae and Thrips palmi at 25 ℃

From: Optimizing ethyl formate fumigation in greenhouse cucurbit crops for efficient control of major agricultural pests, Myzus persicae and Thrips palmi

Insects

Stage

LCT50 (95% CI)

LCT70 (95% CI)

LCT90 (95% CI)

Slope ± SE

df

x2

Myzus persicae

Adult

3.04 (2.67–3.46)

3.87 (3.40–4.55)

5.48 (4.64–7.03)

5.00 ± 0.62

7

27.37

Thrips palmi

Adult

6.23 (5.71–7.02)

8.06 (7.76–8.31)

9.89 (8.27–12.14)

2.30 ± 0.40

8

26.42

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