Table 2. Percent of the total predator community and mean abundance ± SEM of predators found in Iowa and Michigan soybean fields.
| Sweep Neta | ||||
| Percentage of Total | Mean ± SEM | |||
| Predator Species | Iowa | Michigan | Iowa | Michigan |
| H. axyridis | 16.7 | 33.3 | 0.04±0.04 | 0.22±0.07 |
| C. septempunctata | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.38±0.11 |
| P. quatuordecimpunctata | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.03±0.03 |
| C. maculata | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.04±0.04 | 0 |
| H. parenthesis | 16.7 | 4.8 | 0.04±0.04 | 0.03 |
| C. nigriceps | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.13±0.09 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 0.25±0.12 | 0.66±0.12 |
a
Sweep samples consisted of a 20-sweep sample of two rows of soybean plants.
b
Yellow sticky cards were placed just above the plant canopy and remained in the field for 48 h (coincident with egg predation experiment).