Predation by Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt and Lauterer (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) at different temperatures

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Age-specific net consumption rate (q_x), daily mean consumption rate, and weighting coefficient of Anthocoris minki pistaciae fed with Agonoscena pistaciae at three different temperatures under laboratory conditions

Developmental stage	Age-stage-specific net consumption rate (q_x)			Daily mean consumption rate			Weighting coefficient
Developmental stage	17 °C	26 °C	30 °C	17 °C	26 °C	30 °C	17 °C	26 °C	30 °C
Egg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1^st nymphal instar	14.6	8.73	15.06	5.09	3.74	7.06	0.17	0.09	0.14
2^nd nymphal instar	21.06	11.06	19.2	7.52	5.72	9.93	0.25	0.14	0.19
3^rd nymphal instar	36.06	21.33	30.46	11.04	12.31	17.58	0.37	0.31	0.35
4^th nymphal instar	59.13	33.8	49.26	16.74	17.48	29.56	0.56	0.44	0.59
5^th nymphal instar	74.86	79.46	68.8	21.19	35.06	35.59	0.71	0.89	0.71
Adult male	267.8	223.93	265.26	21.71	23.99	32.88	0.73	0.61	0.65
Adult female	651.6	768.86	861.53	29.71	39.09	49.9	1	1	1

q_x—the age-stage-specific net consumption rate; daily mean consumption rate and weighting coefficient of different stage/sex of Anthocoris minki pistaciae feeding on the common pistachio psylla Agonoscena pistaciae at three different temperatures (17, 26, and 30 °C)