Plant*Predator | Post treatment intervals (hours) | |||||||
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0 h | 2 h | 12 h | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 168 h | ||
Mean number of each predator ± SE | ||||||||
Okra | Coccinella | 11.83 ± 1.30c | 6.33 ± 0.99c | 14.42 ± 2.14b | 13.83 ± 1.96c | 15.25 ± 1.79b | 14.92 ± 1.32b | 15.42 ± 1.62a |
Chrysoperla | 4.17 ± 0.17d | 2.75 ± 0.69d | 3.25 ± 0.62c | 3.58 ± 0.31d | 5.17 ± 0.35c | 5.83 ± 0.37c | 7.58 ± 0.34b | |
Stethorus | 6.25 ± 0.71d | 3.33 ± 0.75d | 5.08 ± 1.16c | 4.58 ± 1.28d | 6.00 ± 0.99c | 5.00 ± 0.99c | 6.08 ± 0.97b | |
Marrow | Coccinella | 15.33 ± 1.23b | 14.25 ± 2.59b | 16.50 ± 2.75b | 17.75 ± 3.08b | 17.25 ± 2.79b | 16.33 ± 1.61ab | 17.50 ± 1.69a |
Chrysoperla | 18.75 ± 0.55a | 20.00 ± 2.72a | 22.17 ± 3.18a | 25.17 ± 2.79a | 21.33 ± 1.73a | 18.25 ± 1.78a | 17.58 ± 2.73a | |
Stethorus | 6.00 ± 0.96d | 3.25 ± 0.66d | 5.00 ± 1.19c | 5.92 ± 0.98d | 5.92 ± 1.02c | 5.75 ± 0.91c | 5.42 ± 0.79b | |
F value | 25.080** | 98.521** | 48.343** | 157.734** | 34.139** | 52.582** | 15.918** | |
LSD at 5 % | 3.356 | 1.904 | 3.259 | 2.033 | 3.297 | 1.969 | 3.024 | |
P value | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0004 |