Treatments

2009 Season

2010 Season

Pre count
±SE*

Mean number of natural enemies
± SE

Reduction %

Pre count ± SE

Mean number of natural enemies
± SE

Reduction %

Initial

Residual

Annual Mean

Initial

Residual

Annual Mean

3 days

7 days

10 days

3 days

7 days

10 days

Mean

3 days

7 days

10 days

3 days

7 days

10 days

Mean

Dipel DF

15.0±0.8

17.0±0.8

20.0±0.9

15.0±0.9

4.6

11.1

6.1

8.6

7.3b

17.0±0.9

16.0±0.9

22.0±0.9

15.0±0.8

11.1

4.4

3.9

4.1

6.4b

Protecto

15.0±0.9

16.0±0.8

21.0±0.8

15.0±0.9

10.2

6.7

10.4

8.5

9.1b

16.0±0.9

15.0±0.8

20.0±0.4

13.0±0.9

11.5

7.6

6.0

6.8

8.4b

Bioranza

13.0±0.9

15.0±0.9

17.0±0.8

19.0±0.4

2.8

12.8

6.5

9.6

7.4b

15.0±0.8

15.0±0.4

18.0±0.8

11.0±0.4

5.6

11.3

8.5

9.9

8.4b

Chlorfluazuron

17.0±0.8

16.0±0.9

19.0±0.9

21.0±0.4

20.7

25.5

20.9

23.2

22.4a

16.0±0.9

13.0±0.9

17.0±0.9

12.0±0.9

23.3

21.5

20.3

20.9

21.7a

Pyriproxyfen

15.0±0.8

16.0±0.8

21.0±0.8

19.0±0.8

10.2

6.7

10.4

8.5

9.1b

16.0±0.9

15.0±0.9

19.0±0.4

14.0±0.4

11.5

12.2

7.0

9.6

10.2b

Control

16.0±0.8

19.0±0.9

24.0±0.9

25.0±0.9

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17.0±0.8

18.0±0.4

23.0±0.9

16.0±0.9

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LSD0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.32

P values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0009***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0005***

*SE = Standard Error
**Means under each variety sharing the same letter in a column are not significantly different at P<0.05.

Table 2: Reduction percentage of the tested insecticides against common predators in cotton field during two successive seasons, 2009 and 2010 seasons.