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Table 4 Mean numbers of WFT, Frankliniella occidentalis, adults/blue sticky trap after the releasing of phytoseiid mites on pepper greenhouse

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 / Blue sheet

2017

2018

Control

Neoseiulus barkari

Neoseiulus arundonaxi

Neoseiulus bicaudusNeoseiulus bicaudus

Cydnoseius negevi

Control

Neoseiulus barkari

Neoseiulus arundonaxi

Neoseiulus bicaudusNeoseiulus bicaudus

Cydnoseius negevi

May, 12th

35.80

24.90

81.40

41.90

19.00

28.80

36.00

34.40

32.00

25.80

 19th

37.80

52.70

45.80

29.30

29.00

24.20

25.60

41.00

19.80

23.20

 26th

137.50

24.00

34.00

97.80

53.00

20.80

19.40

19.80

16.20

19.40

June, 02nd

143.40

13.10

22.20

101.60

56.00

9.60

6.00

28.80

18.60

10.20

 09th

23.20

34.10

6.80

10.10

18.40

67.80

14.00

36.80

26.60

18.20

 16th

108.70

7.40

42.00

25.50

47.50

77.20

53.20

57.40

57.00

50.20

 23th

54.90

27.50

29.50

43.00

21.00

66.40

28.80

22.00

14.20

21.20

 30th

29.50

1.20

2.30

19.40

4.10

36.60

39.60

45.80

42.00

36.80

July, 7th

46.40

36.30

10.30

10.10

19.90

6.60

12.40

15.40

10.60

13.60

 14th

21.00

0.20

1.30

0.00

1.00

3.20

8.20

10.40

14.60

4.60

Mean

63.80a

22.10b

27.60b

37.90b

26.90b

34.10a

24.30b

31.20ab

25.20ab

22.30b

± SE

± 8.98

± 3.22

± 4.60

± 6.38

± 3.61

± 4.88

± 3.06

± 3.00

± 2.79

± 2.64

F value

8.47

2.19

LSD

16.098

9.431

  1. Means followed by the same letter were not significant at 5% level of probability