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Table 1 Mean numbers ± SE of Meloidogyne javanica juveniles (M.) and P. fimetorum mite (P.) extracted from different treatments and mortality percentages under laboratory conditions

From: Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub

Treatments

Mean numbers ± SE of M. javanica juveniles (days post-treatments)

10

20

30

M. + P. (1000:10)

825.33 ± 36.74b

212.33 ± 1.45c

120.67 ± 1.20c

M. + P. (1000:20)

712.00 ± 30.02c

369.33 ± 18.70b

207.00 ± 25.11b

M. + P. (1000:50)

656.00 ± 6.11d

377.67 ± 34.72b

151.67 ± 12.02c

Nematode only (1000 J2)

960.67 ± 6.36a

841.00 ± 29.67a

704.33 ± 27.51a

LSD (P = 5%)

110.6

65.6

32.7

 

Mean numbers ± SE of P. fimetorum mite

M. + P. (1000:10)

7.00 ± 0.58c

6.00 ± 1.16c

6.33 ± 0.67c

M. + P. (1000:20)

15.67 ± 1.45b

14.67 ± 0.67b

13.67 ± 0.88b

M. + P. (1000:50)

32.33 ± 1.45a

27.00 ± 4.04a

34.00 ± 1.53a

LSD (P = 5%)

2.1

1.8

2.5

 

Reduction percentages of M. javanica juveniles

M. + P. (1000:10)

14.09

74.75

82.87* (57.24)

M. + P. (1000:20)

25.88

56.08

70.61* (50.87)

M. + P. (1000:50)

31.71

55.09

74.47* (53.77)

  1. *Numbers between brackets presented overall reduction
  2. Means in each column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different at 5% level