Table 3 Density of different stages (±SE) of Amblyseius swirskii per leaf of tomato after feeding on Frankliniella occidentalis at different periods (days)

7

0.83 ± 0.07 f

2.13 ± 0.25 e

2.61 ± 0.31 d

15

1.79 ± 0.21 e

5.37 ± 0.61 d

6.21 ± 0.59 c

30

4.83 ± 0.48 d

7.98 ± 0.76 c

10.84 ± 2.45 b

45

6.91 ± 0.69 a

12.07 ± 3.10 a

14.16 ± 3.56 a

60

5.65 ± 0.71 b

11.22 ± 2.34 a

13.00 ± 3.27 a

75

5.09 ± 0.46 c

9.51 ± 2.15 b

10.75 ± 2.78 b