Table 4 Density of different stages (±SE) of Neoseiulus cucumeris per leaf of tomato after feeding on Frankliniella occidentalis at different periods (days)

7

0.61 ± 0.06 d

1.76 ± 0.26 e

2.14 ± 0.32 d

15

1.33 ± 0.11 c

4.83 ± 0.37 d

5.39 ± 0.71 c

30

3.70 ± 0.24 b

6.52 ± 0.84 c

9.40 ± 1.48 b

45

5.30 ± 0.56a

10.91 ± 1.87 a

12.08 ± 2.51 a

60

4.98 ± 0.63 a

9.34 ± 2.11 b

11.7 ± 1.93 a

75

4.18 ± 0.49 b

7.42 ± 0.86 c

9.26 ± 1.06 b