Table 2.
Numbers (N) of Geocoris spp. individuals (nymphs and adults) within 5 cm radii around plants used for predation experiments, counted within half an hour during the main period of Geocoris spp. activity
| Experiment | Genotype | Geocoris spp. per day (n) | Plants (n) | ||||
| Larval predation | Dates | May | 21 | 22 | |||
| May 21–23, 2011 | WT | 3 | 4 | 19 | |||
| irPI | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| irLOX2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| hemi-irLOX2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 16 | 83 | ||||
| Egg predation | Dates | June | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| June 2–6, 2011 | WT | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| irPI | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | ||
| irLOX2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| hemi-irLOX2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Total | 10 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 84 | ||
Numbers are shown as subtotals for each plant genotype and grand totals per day (in bold).