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Table 4 Mean numbers ± SE of M. javanica juveniles extracted from tomato soil at the treatments of 2 mite species, P. fimetorum and M. muscaedomesticae, under greenhouse 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 consumed nematode (juveniles per 2 kg soil)

30 days

60 days

M. + P. (5000:100)

2264 ± 65.13c

3316 ± 161.39c

M. + Mac. (5000:100)

3236 ± 100.06b

4308.67 ± 183.68b

M. + P. + Mac. (5000:100 + 100)

1752 ± 102.01d

2162 ± 35.04d

M. javanica (control)

4206 ± 61.19a

4889 ± 316.84a

P. fimetorum

0

0

M. muscaedomesticae

0

0

Check

0

0

LSD 5%

354.2

502.4

  1. Means in each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% level