Table 3 Total yield production, bioagent costs, and cost benefits of sweet pepper with release of O. albidipennis compared to chemical applications in the experimental tunnels during winter plantation of 2016–2017
Treatments | Yield/treatment (kg) | Production price (LE) | Bioagent costs (LE) | Cost benefits (LE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 593.36 | 7417 | – | 7417 |
O. albidipennis | 864.57 | 10,807.125 | 144 | 10,663.125 |
Chemical | 754.7 | 9433.75 | 674.9 | 8758.85 |