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Table 5 Effect of insecticides on earthcast (per 0.5 m2 area in field) at different intervals

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

Treatment

Pre treatment

15days

30days

75days

Mean

% reduction/ increase over control

T1*

1.05±0.17a**

1.05±0.17a

1.17±0.25ab

1.26±0.33ab

1.13

+3.66

T2

0.88±0.17a

1.00±0.29 a

1.17±0.25ab

1.26±0.33ab

1.07

-1.83

T3

0.88 ± 0.17a

1.00±0.29 a

1.22±0.00ab

1.38±0.34 ab

1.12

+2.75

T4

0.88 ±0.17a

1.34±0.12 a

1.29±0.29ab

1.55±0.18 a

1.26

+15.59

T5

0.88 ±0.17a

0.88±0.17 a

1.05±0.17ab

1.17±0.25 ab

0.99

-9.17

T6

1.17±0.25a

1.00±0.29 a

0.71±0.00 a

0.71±0.00 b

0.89

-18.34

T7

1.17±0.25a

1.05±0.17 a

0.88±0.17 b

0.71±0.00b

0.95

-12.84

T8

0.88±0.17a

1.00±0.29 a

1.05±0.17ab

1.46±0.12ab

1.09

-

  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)