Table 2 The number of Apolygus lucorum in various neonicotinoid-treated field plots.

From: Nitenpyram seed treatment effectively controls against the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum in cotton seedlings

Treatment

Year

2013

2014

2015

Imidacloprid

3.29 ± 0.58ab

3.96 ± 0.31abc

2.58 ± 0.49ab

Thiamethoxam

2.88 ± 0.54ab

3.42 ± 0.37bc

2.54 ± 0.51ab

Clothianidin

3.63 ± 0.57ab

4.13 ± 0.30abc

2.63 ± 0.52ab

Nitenpyram

2.33 ± 0.49b

3.13 ± 0.29bc

1.75 ± 0.37b

Dinotefuran

2.83 ± 0.53ab

3.50 ± 0.40bc

2.29 ± 0.43ab

Acetamiprid

3.50 ± 0.65ab

4.13 ± 0.31abc

2.58 ± 0.50ab

Sulfoxaflor

3.75 ± 0.54ab

4.29 ± 0.24ab

2.71 ± 0.43ab

Thiacloprid

3.83 ± 0.64ab

4.17 ± 0.27abc

2.63 ± 0.45ab

Spray treatment

2.08 ± 0.48b

2.88 ± 0.26c

1.33 ± 0.23b

Untreated control

4.46 ± 0.43a

5.00 ± 0.17a

3.25 ± 0.46a

Df

9, 59

9, 59

9, 59

F

1.755

4.441

1.428

P

0.101

<0.001

0.202

  1. Values within columns represent the mean numbers of Apolygus lucorum per 100 cotton plants per sampling date in each plot.
  2. Different letters indicate significant differences among the different treatments (Tukey’s HSD test, P < 0.05).
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