FIGURE 4.

Arthropod richness and abundance in the soil from the transgenic event 1521K059 versus the wild-type clone FGN-K. Arthropod specimens were collected over 2 years from event 1521K059 and wild-type FGN-K plots using pitfall traps, adhesive traps, branch shaking, soil sampling, and litter sampling across four farms (B Bahia, M Maranhão, S1 São Paulo farm 1, and S2 São Paulo farm 2). Samples were analyzed in the laboratory, and the total number of arthropods, richness, and diversity was calculated. Variance analysis with Tukey’s test at the 5% significance level was performed using the agricolae R package (version 1.3.5) in R (version 4.2.1). No significant differences in arthropod richness or abundance were found between 1521K059 and wild-type FGN-K plots across farms and collection methods.