Table 3 Panicle-feeding insect pest mean infestations on sorghum head at different dates of sampling in the 2018 cropping season
Date of sampling | Clavigralla tomentosicollis/head | Dysdercus fasciantus/head | Stenodiplosis sorghicola/head | Nezara viridula/head | Riptortus dentipes/head | Pachnoda interrupta/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04/10/2018 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.92 | 1.07 |
17/10/2018 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 1.42 |
30/10/2018 | 2.88 | 1.29 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 1.29 | 1.03 |
p value | < 0.001 | 0.022 | 0.025 | 0.032 | 0.003 | < 0.001 |
LSD (p < 0.05) | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.12 |