Table 2 Duration (in days) of male developmental stages of Neosiulus barkeri fed on eggs of Anagasta kuehniella, Spodoptera littoralis, and Sitotroga cerealella and incubated at 27 °C and 70% RH

Egg

2.50 ± 0.13 a

2.66 ± 0.14 a

2.41 ± 0.15 a

Larva

2.14 ± 0.14 c

3.50 ± 0.15 b

4.50 ± 0.15 a

1st nymph

2.57 ± 0.13 c

4.18 ± 0.19 b

5.25 ± 0.22 a

2nd nymph

2.71 ± 0.12 c

4.41 ± 0.15 b

6.66 ± 0.25 a

Total

7.42 ± 0.20 c

12.09 ± 0.35 b

16.41 ± 0.44 a

Life cycle

9.92 ± 0.22 c

14.75 ± 0.14 b

18.82 ± 0.54 a

Longevity

12.42 ± 0.25 b

12.83 ± 0.27 b

17.91 ± 0.29 a

Life span

22.14 ± 0.32 c

27.58 ± 0.56 b

36.73 ± 0.68 a