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Table 1 Cumulated weekly trap counts, mean (SE), for thrips near a cabbage field in North Wiltshire, PEI, from July 22 to September 2, 2014 showing impact of location on thrips abundance throughout the season

From: Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)) in cabbage on Prince Edward Island: observations on planting date and variety choice

Week⁺	Trap location				F(df), P
Week⁺	North	East	South-edge	South-outer*	F(df), P
1	1.0 (0.0)	5.6 (1.9)	3.0 (2.0)	7.3 (1.9)	1.5 (3,11), 0.26
2	8.0 (2.5)^b	25.4 (4.8)^a	15.0 (3.6)^ab	19.3 (1.7)^ab	4.2 (3,13), 0.03
3	24.0 (4.6)^c	72.2 (14.6)^b	39.0 (6.5)^bc	121.0 (13.6)^a	13.2 (3,13), 3.05 × 10⁻⁴
4	39.5 (11.6)^b	60.3 (7.8)^b	37.7 (3.7)^b	140.0 (4.7)^a	37.4 (3,12), 2.28 × 10⁻⁶
5	14.7 (1.2)^c	53.3 (4.6)^b	49.0 (7.6)^b	93.5 (6.9)^a	31.1 (3,12), 6.10 × 10⁻⁶
6	7.7 (1.5)^b	42.0 (2.7)^a	36.7 (2.0)^a	38.5 (6.8)^a	16.2 (3,12), 1.62 × 10⁻⁴
7	1.5 (0.6)^b	6.7 (1.7)^b	3.5 (1.2)^b	8.3 (1.6)^a	4.52 (3,12), 0.02
All weeks	14.7 (3.0)^c	37.6 (5.0)^b	26.3 (4.0)^bc	61.1 (10.0)^a	9.7 (3109), 1.03 × 10⁻⁵

Letters within each week denote significant differences using Tukeys’ HSD
* traps placed 3 m from edge of the field
⁺Week 1: July 21–24, Week 2: July 25–28, Week 3: Jul 31–Aug 4, Week 4: Aug 7–11, Week 5: Aug 14–19, Week 6: Aug 21–26, Week 7: Aug 28–Sept 2

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