Table 5 Mean numbers ± SE of the mite species, P. fimetorum and M. muscaedomesticae, when fed on root knot nematode, M. javanica juveniles, extracted from tomato soil under greenhouse conditions
Treatments | Mean no. of mites ± SE/2 kg soil after two intervals | |
|---|---|---|
30 days | 60 days | |
M. + P. (5000:100) | 86.67 ± 0.88a | 89.00 ± 4.00a |
M. + Mac. (5000:100) | 59.00 ± 1.16c | 62. 67 ± 6.49b |
M. + P. + Mac. (5000:100:100) | 73.67 ± 4.98b 51.33 ± 4.63d | 93.00 ± 2.52a 62.00 ± 4.36b |
M. javanica | 0 | 0 |
P. fimetorum 100 | 57.33 ± 1.76cd | 39.33 ± 0.88c |
M. muscaedomesticae 100 | 41.00 ± 3.22e | 32.00 ± 1.16d |
Check | 0 | 0 |
LSD 5% | 6.5 | 6.2 |