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Table 3 Mean number of Frankliniella occidentalis adult and nymphs after the releasing of the four phytoseiid mites at tenth week after plantation on pepper greenhouse during the two seasons of 2017 and 2018

From: Controlling the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by releasing the predatory phytoseiid mites and pesticides on pepper in a greenhouse

Inspection dates

Mean numbers of F. occidantalis adults and nymphs/ 10 flowers

2017

2018

Control

Neoseiulus barkari

Neoseiulus arundonaxi

Neoseiulus bicaudusNeoseiulus bicaudus

Cydnoseius negevi

Control

Neoseiulus barkari

Neoseiulus arundonaxi

Neoseiulus bicaudusNeoseiulus bicaudus

Cydnoseius negevi

May, 12th

16.40

12.83

18.77

20.67

31.70

92.10

63.30

96.20

72.37

61.27

 19th

33.67

14.67

15.33

31.67

26.67

96.03

85.07

66.27

158.20

110.07

 26th

11.33

17.47

19.67

14.67

10.33

79.10

39.37

53.20

61.97

63.93

June, 02nd

115.50

166.67

100.33

171.33

149.67

84.57

89.93

23.90

67.87

96.13

 09th

255.33

24.33

62.67

101.67

83.67

102.40

95.72

61.93

74.15

96.75

 16th

66.33

84.33

24.67

161.67

129.33

68.57

39.40

11.07

26.25

10.76

 23th

103.33

45.33

32.37

31.33

35.33

93.73

23.10

25.78

17.01

16.01

 30th

185.67

70.37

70.33

176.67

163.73

153.01

4.01

10.03

15.00

6.01

July, 7th

16.67

37.00

36.33

19.00

32.00

110.02

2.02

7.03

5.00

4.00

 14th

7.02

3.00

18.17

10.00

10.07

94.01

6.02

2.03

2.00

1.00

Mean

81.13a

47.60bc

39.86c

73.87a

67.25ab

97.35a

44.79b

35.74b

49.98b

46.59b

± SE

±8.81

± 10.61

± 5.88

± 8.56

± 7.86

± 4.57

± 7.05

± 14.96

± 12.68

± 5.18

F value

6.18

12.31

LSD

22.248

19.366

  1. Values in row followed by similar letter were not significant at 5% level of probability