Table 5 Interaction of three factors (Plant*Predator*Treatment) with respect to the adult predators’ abundance

Okra

Coccinella

Control

11.00 ± 2.55^a

8.00 ± 1.23^def

22.25 ± 2.66 c

21.25 ± 2.32^b

19.75 ± 1.44^b

18.50 ± 1.19^c

17.75 ± 2.90^c

Sulphur treated

14.75 ± 1.80^a

3.25 ± 1.89^hij

8.25 ± 1.44 e

7.00 ± 1.08^fg

9.50 ± 1.19^def

11.25 ± 1.11^ef

12.75 ± 3.75^defg

Untreated second area

9.75 ± 2.10^a

7.75 ± 1.03^defg

12.75 ± 2.66 d

13.25 ± 1.25^cd

16.50 ± 3.66^bc

15.00 ± 2.80^d

15.75 ± 1.44^cd

Chrysoperla

Control

3.75 ± 0.25^a

5.00 ± 0.91^fgh

5.25 ± 0.63 fg

3.25 ± 0.25^ghi

4.75 ± 0.48^gh

6.50 ± 0.65^g

7.00 ± 0.41^hi

Sulphur treated

4.50 ± 0.29^a

0.25 ± 0.25^j

0.75 ± 0.25 h

3.00 ± 0.41^hi

5.00 ± 0.41^fgh

6.25 ± 0.48^g

8.75 ± 0.48^hi

Untreated second area

4.25 ± 0.25^a

3.00 ± 0.71^hij

3.75 ± 0.48 g

4.50 ± 0.65^ghi

5.75 ± 0.85^efgh

4.75 ± 0.48^gh

7.00 ± 0.41^hi

Stethorus

Control

6.52 ± 1.26^a

4.50 ± 1.32^ghi

8.75 ± 1.25^e

8.75 ± 2.43^ef

8.25 ± 1.32^efg

7.00 ± 1.22^g

8.75 ± 1.49^ghi

Sulphur treated

6.75 ± 1.25^a

1.25 ± 0.75^ij

0.25 ± 0.25^h

0.75 ± 0.25ⁱ

2.50 ± 0.87^h

1.25 ± 0.25ⁱ

2.50 ± 0.87^j

Untreated second area

5.50 ± 1.44^a

4.25 ± 1.32^hi

6.25 ± 0.75^efg

4.25 ± 1.18^ghi

7.25 ± 1.44^efg

6.75 ± 1.49 g

7.00 ± 0.71^hi

Marrow

Coccinella

Control

13.75 ± 1.80^a

11.00 ± 1.29^d

15.00 ± 2.65^d

17.00 ± 1.29^c

13.50 ± 2.50^cd

14.00 ± 0.41^de

13.50 ± 1.55^def

Sulphur treated

16.00 ± 3.37^a

6.25 ± 1.80^efgh

6.75 ± 0.85^ef

6.25 ± 1.32^fgh

10.00 ± 1.16^de

12.25 ± 0.85^de

15.25 ± 1.84^cde

Untreated second area

16.25 ± 0.85^a

25.50 ± 1.44^b

27.75 ± 0.75^b

30.00 ± 2.58^a

28.25 ± 3.92^a

22.75 ± 2.56^b

23.75 ± 2.39^b

Chrysoperla

Control

19.25 ± 0.95^a

21.50 ± 1.04^c

28.00 ± 0.58^b

30.00 ± 1.08^a

28.75 ± 0.85^a

26.25 ± 0.85^a

30.25 ± 0.85^a

Sulphur treated

18.00 ± 0.71^a

8.50 ± 1.04^de

7.50 ± 0.65^ef

12.50 ± 1.32^de

15.50 ± 1.04^bc

13.50 ± 0.65^de

11.50 ± 0.50^efg

Untreated second area

19.00 ± 1.29^a

30.00 ± 1.08^a

31.00 ± 1.08^a

33.00 ± 1.08^a

19.75 ± 0.85^b

15.50 ± 1.08^d

11.00 ± 0.91^fgh

Stethorus

Control

6.50 ± 2.22^a

4.50 ± 1.32^ghi

8.75 ± 1.25^e

7.00 ± 1.58^fg

8.25 ± 1.32^efg

7.25 ± 1.11^g

7.00 ± 1.22^hi

Sulphur treated

6.75 ± 2.06^a

1.25 ± 0.75^ij

0.00 ± 0.00^h

0.75 ± 0.25ⁱ

2.25 ± 0.85^h

2.00 ± 0.41^hi

2.50 ± 0.87^j

Untreated second area

4.75 ± 0.48^a

4.00 ± 0.71^hi

6.25 ± 0.75^efg

4.25 ± 1.81^ghi

7.25 ± 1.44^efg

8.00 ± 0.82^fg

6.75 ± 0.63ⁱ

0.668^NS

10.605**

32.231**

16.664**

10.609**

13.646**

18.152**

–

3.437

2.842

3.888

4.681

3.283

4.239

–

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000