Insects

Fertilizers types and rates

Statistical analysis

N (46%)

N (14%):

P (54%)

N (14%):

K (52%)

N (20%):

P 20%):

K (20%)

Control

F

LSD

P

Aphis gossypii

2577 ± 736.3 ab

1484 ± 424.3 abc

1079 ± 273 bc

787 ± 204 c

2875 ± 764.4 a

2.86

1027.5

0.031*

Coccinella undecimpunctata

2.91 ± 0.47 bc

4.58 ± 0.62 ab

5.41 ± 0.62 a

6.16 ± 0.97 a

2.25 ± 0.34 c

6.33

1.86

0.000***

Hippodamia 13-punctata

2.66 ± 0.48 b

3.41 ± 0.45 ab

3.67 ± 0.54 ab

5.33 ± 1.05 a

2.8 ± 0.48 b

2.73

1.87

0.03*

Chrysoperla carnea

4.83 ± 0.71 bc

5.75 ± 0.85 abc

7.25 ± 1.14 ab

8.16 ± 1.41 a

3.75 ± 0.77 c

2.99

2.92

0.02*

Orius spp.

5.25 ± 0.84 a

6.83 ± 1.3 a

7.25 ± 0.9 a

7.75 ± 1.4 a

4.75 ± 0.87 a

1.83

2.72

0.13 ns

Syrphus corolla

10.58 ± 2.02 c

22.66 ± 5.77 bc

31.5 ± 8.05 b

53.66 ± 9.77 a

10.3 ± 1.94 c

7.81

18.21

0.000***

Parasitism %

9.5 ± 0.88 bc

9.9 ± 0.65 bc

10.66 ± 0.8 b

14.1 ± 1.5 a

7.5 ± 0.62 c

6.6

2.6

0.002**