Table 3. Residual toxicity of different powdered leaves and wood ash on the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus.
| Name of powder | Number of F1 adult emerged | Inhibition rates | Seed damage rate | Seed weight loss* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | ||||||
| 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| Nishinda | 89 c | 76 c | 34 b | 43 ab | 28 c | 24 c | 18 c | 16 bc |
| Eucalyptus | 95 c | 83 c | 29 bc | 38 bc | 30 bc | 27 bc | 20 bc | 17 b |
| Bankalmi | 106 b | 96 b | 21 c | 28 c | 35 b | 30 b | 22 b | 19 b |
| Bablah | 69 d | 59 d | 48 a | 54 a | 21 d | 20 d | 14 d | 13 c |
| Control | 134 a | 134 a | - | - | 44 a | 44 a | 29 a | 29 a |
| SEM** | 6.5 | 6.1 | - | - | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 |