Table 5.
Percent recovered at different distances from the release point for two strains of Plutella xylostella.
| Release Rate* | Release Date | GA recovered, 7 m | OX4319L recovered, 7 m | GA recovered, 14–35 m | OX4319L recovered, 14–35 m | GA recovered, >35 m | OX4319L recovered, >35 m | Overall recaptured GA | Overall recaptured OX4319L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 8-Sep-2017 | 33.3 | 41.9 | 57.8 | 58.1 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| 1,000 | 27-Sep-2017 | 30.0 | 43.3 | 70.0 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| 1,500 | 26-Sep-2017 | 60.6 | 51.0 | 38.9 | 42.9 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 28.9 | 13.1 |
| 1,500† | 28-Sep-2017 | 80.3 | 61.4 | 19.7 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 9.7 |
| 2,500 | 12-Sep-2017 | 64.1 | 56.0 | 34.1 | 37.3 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 23.2 | 3.0 |
| 2,500 | 14-Sep-2017 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 56.8 | 65.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 27.2 | 7.3 |
| Mean %‡± SE | 51.6 ± 8.1 | 47.8 ± 4.2 | 46.2 ± 7.5 | 47.6 ± 4.8 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 17.5a ± 4.3 | 7.5b ± 1.6 |
*
Number of male P. xylostella of OX4319L and GA released.
†
On 28-Sep-2017, 1,400 GA and 1,500 OX4319L were released.
‡
Mean % followed by different letters are significantly different as determined by a two-sample t-test, p = 0.0128.