Table 3 Mean numbers ± SE of M. javanica juveniles and P. fimetorum and M. muscaedomesticae mites at different ratios and mortality percentages under laboratory conditions
Treatments | Mean numbers ± SE of M. javanica juveniles (days post-treatments) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
10 | 20 | 30 | |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:10:10) | 708.67 ± 28.69b | 583.33 ± 9.82b | 304.67 ± 18.82b |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:20:20) | 569.33 ± 5.46c | 428.67 ± 9.40c | 263.67 ± 9.39c |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:50:50) | 319.33 ± 62.36d | 351.0 ± 19.69d | 121.67 ± 2.03d |
Nematode only | 956.00 ± 5.29a | 866.33 ± 4.67a | 668.67 ± 1.86a |
LSD 5% | 122.3 | 75.4 | 62.3 |
|  | Mean numbers ± SE of P. fimetorum and M. muscaedomesticae | ||
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:10:10) | 8.67 ± 0.33c 7.67 ± 0.33c | 6.67 ± 0.33d 7.00 ± 0.58d | 5.67 ± 0.33c 6.00 ± 0.58c |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:20:20) | 15.67 ± 0.88b 14.33 ± 1.20b | 14.00 ± 0.58c 9.00 ± 0.58d | 11.67 ± 0.88b 7.67 ± 0.88c |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:50:50) | 40 ± 3.06a 43 ± 1.73a | 38.67 ± 2.19b 42.67 ± 1.20a | 35.67 ± 3.48a 36.33 ± 1.20a |
LSD 5% | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Â | Reduction percentages of M. javanica juveniles | ||
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:10:10) | 25.87 | 32.67 | 54.44* (37.66) |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:20:20) | 40.45 | 50.52 | 60.57* (50.51) |
M. + P. + Mac. (1000:50:50) | 66.60 | 59.48 | 81.80* (69.29) |