| Tarnished plant bug/25 sweeps | ||||||
| Treatment | Pre-applicationa (6 April) | Post-application (3 dates)b | ||||
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| Adults | Nymphsc | Total | Adults | Nymphs | Total |
| Italian ryegrass |
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| Untreated | 0.0bd | 0.0 | 0.0b | 0.9bc | 1.1cd | 2.0bc |
| Treated | 0.0b | 0.0 | 0.0b | 0.3bc | 0.8cd | 1.1bc |
| Hairy vetch |
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| Untreated | 2.7a | 0.0 | 2.7a | 4.1a | 2.7ab | 6.8a |
| Treated | 2.1a | 0.0 | 2.1a | 0.3bc | 2.1bc | 2.3b |
| Crimson clover |
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| Untreated | 0.0b | 0.0 | 0.0b | 1.3b | 0.6cd | 1.8bc |
| Treated | 0.0b | 0.0 | 0.0b | 0.0b | 0.0c | 0.0d |
| Italian ryegrass/hairy vetch mix |
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| Untreated | 3.0a | 0.0 | 3.0a | 3.8a | 3.9a | 7.8a |
| Treated | 2.2a | 0.0 | 2.2a | 1.0bc | 1.4bcd | 2.4b |
| Italian Ryegrass/clover mix |
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| Untreated | 0.0b | 0.0 | 0.0b | 0.8bc | 0.5d | 1.3bc |
| Treated | 0.3b | 0.0 | 0.3b | 0.6bc | 0.2d | 0.8bc |
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| F(9,27) | 23.3 |
| 23.3 | 11.82 | 5.63 | 11.07 |
| PF | <0.0001 | | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 |
| LSD (0.05) | 0.79 | | 0.79 | 1.23 | 1.51 | 2.23 |
| Interaction PF | 0.366 | | 0.366 | 0.0009 | 0.2 | 0.013 |