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Table 4 Effect of insecticides on minute arthropods in soil at different intervals

From: Impact of some new generation insecticides on soil arthropods in rice maize cropping system

Treatment

Pre treatment

7 days

15 days

30 days

Mean

% reduction / increase over control

T1*

1.55±0.32a**

1.46±0.20a

1.55±0.32a

1.77±0.09a

1.43

+57.14

T2

1.17±0.43 a

1.29±0.50a

1.43±0.37a

1.09±0.38ab

1.24

+36.26

T3

0.88±0.29 a

1.05±0.29a

1.17±0.43a

1.00±0.29ab

1.02

+12.08

T4

0.88±0.29a

1.05±0.29a

1.29±0.50a

0.88±0.17b

1.02

+12.08

T5

1.17±0.43a

1.29±0.50a

0.88±0.29a

0.71±0.00b

1.01

+10.98

T6

1.00±0.50a

1.26±0.58a

1.34±0.20a

1.26±0.33ab

1.21

+32.96

T7

0.88±0.29a

1.00±0.50a

1.17±0.43a

1.05±0.17ab

1.02

+12.08

T8

1.05±0.29a

1.00±0.50a

0.88±0.29a

0.71±0.00b

0.91

 
  1. *T1= Rynaxypyr, T2= Fipronil, T3= Cartap hydrochloride, T4= Carbofuran, T5= Phorate, T6= Imidacloprid, T7= Chlorpyrifos, T8= Control
  2. **Numbers followed by same letters are statistically at par (otherwise significantly different at p < 0.05)