Table 1 Test items exposed to A. obscurus wireworms in soil bioassay arena.

From: Automated video-tracking analysis of Agriotes obscurus wireworm behaviour before, during and after contact with thiamethoxam- and imidacloprid-treated wheat seeds

Test variant

Background soil

Test item 1

Test item 2

No seed control (NSC)

Sandy loam soil

  

Untreated wheat seeds (UTWS)

Sandy loam soil

3 germinated wheat seeds

 

Thiamethoxam-treated wheat seeds (TTWS)

Sandy loam soil

3 germinated wheat seeds

Thiamethoxam

Imidacloprid-treated wheat seeds (ITWS)

Sandy loam soil

3 germinated wheat seeds

Imidacloprid