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Table 2 The mean body weights of the H. armigera larvae feeding on diet A, B and C

From: Effects of dietary sodium on performance, flight and compensation strategies in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Larvae fed on

Diet

Larvae body weight (mg) *

 

L7

L8

L9

L10

L11

A

21.1 ± 0.3

36.5 ± 1.2

85.8 ± 2.3

122.2 ± 5.4 d

211.5 ± 9.6 B

B

20.9 ± 0.4

35.7 ± 1.0

86.6 ± 2.0

134.6 ± 6.0 Cd

226.3 ± 7.2 B

C

21.8 ± 0.3

39.0 ± 1.2

98.4 ± 2.0

140.9 ± 5.0 C

257.9 ± 8.1 A

  1. * Data are shown as Mean ± SE for 64 individuals. L7 to L11 represents 7 to 11 days after the larvae transferred to one of the three diets. Different capital or small letters after values indicate significant differences at P < 0.01 or at P < 0.05 among different treatments by a repeated measures ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). See text and Table 1 for further explanations.