Table 5 Mean counts of S. exigua larvae/sweet pepper plant in greenhouse during the winter plantation 2016–2017

1

2.1 ± 0.5^b

2.9 ± 0.05^ab

2.3 ± 0.54^a

0.85

3.15

3

2.3 ± 0.52^b

3.6 ± 0.56^ab

4.7 ± 0.79^a

1.59

4.5

5

5.1 ± 0.79^a

2.6 ± 1.12^b

7.1 ± 0.81^a

2.25

8.4

7

8.3 ± 1.61^a

2.2 ± 2.03^b

10.2 ± 1.61^a

1.45

5.85

9

10.0 ± 1.02^a

3.4 ± 1.44^b

7.4 ± 1.02^a

2.89

10.49

11

21.2 ± 1.53^a

3.7 ± 2.17^c

8.4 ± 1.51^b

4.36

34.73

13

18.1 ± 1.68^a

4.7 ± 1.68^c

12.5 ± 1.85^b

2.01

15.93

15

19.1 ± 2.42^a

4.1 ± 3.09^b

15.1 ± 3.39^b

7.42

9.28

17

25.2 ± 3.39^a

3.2 ± 3.42^b

21.4 ± 2.14^a

6.86

14.22

19

27.4 ± 2.82^a

2.1 ± 3.99^c

12.8 ± 2.28^b

7.99

16.82

21

29.2 ± 1.45^a

1.6 ± 2.06^c

8.8 ± 1.32^b

4.13

37.74