Table 4 in Trichilia (Meliaceae) plants: an important source of biomolecules with insecticidal properties

Table 4. Mean (± SEM) survival time of larvae of Copitarsia decolora fed on an artificial diet supplemented with bark extracts of Trichilia americana, Trichilia hirta, and Trichilia havanensis at 1,500 ppm.
Treatment sourceExtractMean survival time of larvae (d)Trichilia americanaAcetone39.5 ± 2.9 aControl diet33.6 ± 1.6 aTrichilia havanensisAcetone29.7 ± 1.9 aTrichilia havanensisAqueous29.7 ± 2.2 aTrichilia hirtaEthyl acetate28.8 ± 3.4 aTrichilia havanensisMethanol28.6 ± 2.3 aTrichilia hirtaAcetone28.6 ± 2.4 aTrichilia havanensisHexane28.0 ± 2.4 aTrichilia havanensisEthyl acetate26.9 ± 2.4 aTrichilia americanaAqueous26.3 ± 2.7 abTrichilia americanaMethanol26.1 ± 2.4 abTrichilia hirtaMethanol24.9 ± 2.3 abcTrichilia hirtaHexane22.7 ± 3.7 bcTrichilia americanaEthyl acetate20.2 ± 4.3 bcTrichilia hirtaAqueous16.2 ± 0.9 cTrichilia americanaHexane9.2 ± 1.1 d
Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P> 0.05; Holm-Sidak test).