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Table 3 Effect of indoxacarb and sorell 98% treatments on the population density of Paederus and Aphis movable stages

From: Impact of indoxacarb and sulphur formulation on aphid and three specific predators in Okra fields

Inspection intervals (hours)

Treatments

F value 1 (df = 3,12)

Sulphur

Sulphur control

T value df = 6

Indoxacarb

Indoxacarb control

T value df = 6

 

Paederus larvae + adults mean ± SE

 

 − 2

27.00 ± 0.82a A a

26.00 ± 1.78a B a

00.511NS

26.00 ± 1.08a A a

24.00 ± 0.71a C a

01.549NS

01.152NS

 + 2

15.00 ± 1.01c C b

37.00 ± 1.77a A a

10.568**

12.00 ± 1.08c B b

32.00 ± 1.77b B a

09.608**

70.462**

 + 24

17.00 ± 1.08b C b

39.00 ± 1.09a A a

14.402**

07.00 ± 1.10c C b

37.00 ± 1.07a A a

19.640**

208.000**

 + 48

22.00 ± 1.09b B b

28.00 ± 1.78a B a

02.882*

05.00 ± 0.70c CD b

25.00 ± 0.82ab C a

18.516**

77.091**

 + 7 days

22.00 ± 2.55a B a

17.00 ± 0.71b C a

01.890NS

03.00 ± 0.41c D b

14.00 ± 0.83b D a

12.050**

33.021**

F value 2 (df = 4,15)

10.453**

35.507**

 

102.360**

61.865**

  

% reduction

 + 24.62%

  

 − 80.22%

   
 

Aphis nymphs + adults mean ± SE

 

 − 2

497.00 ± 4.14a A a

451.00 ± 0.82b C b

10.893**

235.00 ± 1.10c A a

447.00 ± 0.82b D b

156.572**

279.458**

 + 2

432.00 ± 2.16c B b

512.00 ± 2.16a B a

26.186**

150.00 ± 3.19d B b

459.00 ± 1.14b B a

88.588**

489.902**

 + 24

254.00 ± 0.70c E b

537.00 ± 8.73a A a

32.321**

82.00 ± 2.16d C b

478.00 ± 3.34b A a

99.520**

189.972**

 + 48

286.00 ± 9.17b D b

458.00 ± 2.83a C a

17.916**

14.00 ± 1.47c D b

451.00 ± 0.71a C a

267.607**

182.407**

 + 7 days

312.00 ± 5.12c C b

397.00 ± 0.70a D a

16.460**

05.00 ± 1.08d E b

372.00 ± 1.78b E a

176.301**

423.718**

F value 2 (df = 4,15)

404.178**

167.806**

 

242.010**

470.657**

  

% reduction

 − 25.68%

  

 − 97.44%