Research Article

The Essential Oils Compounds of Lippia multiflora Moldenke and Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng Repel and Affect the Survival of the Maize Pest Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae

Table 5

Effect of essential oils from Lippia multiflora, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, and their combinations on the growth of Spodoptera frugiperda L3 larvae.

TreatmentAverage daily weight gain of larvae (g/day)
L. multifloraC. schoenanthusLm + Cs (3/4 : 1/4)Lm + Cs (1/4 : 3/4)Lm + Cs (1 : 1)

Absolute ethanol0.0172 ± 0.0010a0.0172 ± 0.0010ab0.0172 ± 0.0010a0.0172 ± 0.0010a0.0172 ± 0.0010a

1%0.0184 ± 0.0012a0.0209 ± 0.0012a0.0160 ± 0.0013a0.0149 ± 0.0012a0.0190 ± 0.0011a

1.4%0.0143 ± 0.0016a0.0158 ± 0.0012bc0.0076 ± 0.0010bc0.0086 ± 0.0011bc0.0132 ± 0.0018a

1.6%0.0147 ± 0.0019a0.0135 ± 0.0012bc0.0101 ± 0.0008b0.0070 ± 0.0010b0.0136 ± 0.0016a

1.8%0.0079 ± 0.0019b0.0115 ± 0.0013c0.0036 ± 0.0014c0.0041 ± 0.0008c0.0152 ± 0.0024a

2.2%0.0126 ± 0.002a−0.0022 ± 0.0009d−0.0032 ± 0.0019d−0.0005 ± 0.0008d−0.0052 ± 0.0012b

Probabilities = 30.88
df = 5
 = 85.811
df = 5
 = 104.66
df = 5
 = 119
df = 5
 = 45.721
df = 5

LC: lethal concentration, CI: confident interval, Lm: Lippia multiflora; Cs: Cymbopogon schoenanthus; Lm + Cs (1 : 1): combination of Lm and Cs at 1 : 1 ratio; Lm + Cs (1/4 : 3/4): combination of Lm and Cs at the ratio 1/4 : 3/4, respectively; Lm + Cs (3/4 : 1/4): combination of Lm and Cs at the ratio 3/4 : 1/4, respectively. Means ± standard errors having the same superscript lowercase letters in the same column are not significantly different (linear ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis test, α = 0.05).