Table 4 Number of cohorts, concentrations and individuals tested in the dose-response assays

From: Neonicotinoid insecticides can pose a severe threat to grassland plant bug communities

Species

Cohort

Number of concentrations tested

Individuals tested per treatment

S. binotatus

1

7

4

2

8

6

3

8

6

L. dolabrata

1

7

6

2

7

6

3

7

6

4

7

6

M. recticornis

1

7

4

2

7

6

3

7

6

  1. Eight concentrations: 100% to 0.14% + 0% as control; seven concentrations: 100% to 0.41% + 0% as control. Note that the number of concentrations for Stenotus binotatus was increased by adding an additional dilution step in the second and third cohort.
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