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Table 2 Mean numbers ± SE of Meloidogyne javanica juveniles (M.) and M. muscaedomesticae mite (Mac.) 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. + Mac. (1000:10)

531.33 ± 1.76c

451.67 ± 20.88c

378.33 ± 1.45b

M. + Mac. (1000:20)

732.33 ± 33.27b

378.00 ± 10.07d

245.67 ± 10.27c

M. + Mac. (1000:50)

632.33 ± 10.75bc

562.00 ± 7.02b

121.67 ± 3.53d

Nematode only (1000 J2)

954.67 ± 6.12a

865.33 ± 2.85a

745.33 ± 5.49a

LSD (P = 5%)

117.8

70.1

38.4

 

Mean numbers ± SE of M. muscaedomesticae

M. + Mac. (1000:10)

8.00 ± 0.58c

7.00 ± 0.58c

6.33 ± 0.33c

M. + Mac. (1000:20)

16.00 ± 1.16b

14.33 ± 1.20b

16.33 ± 0.88b

M. + Mac. (1000:50)

44.00 ± 1.53a

40.33 ± 2.91a

39.67 ± 2.03a

Nematode only (1000 J2)

4.1

3.2

2.5

 

Reduction percentages of M. javanica juveniles

M. + Mac. (1000:10)

44.34

47.80

49.24* (47.13)

M. + Mac. (1000:20)

23.29

56.32

67.04* (48.88)

M. + Mac. (1000:50)

33.76

35.05

83.68* (50.83)

  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