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Table 4 Numbers of individuals of P. thysanopterus alive and killed by the predatory bug, M. moraguesi, (over 100 infested leaves) in the year 2017

From: Competition between two biocontrol agents attacking the thrips, Gynaikothips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), infesting the Cuban laurel, Ficus nitida Thunb., in Egypt

Case

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Alive

350

250

260

280

360

450

500

2000

1000

1000

690

380

Preyed

510

500

620

600

580

1100

2100

4500

1950

1900

1450

780

Total

860

750

880

880

940

1550

2600

6500

2950

2900

2090

1160

Predation rate

59.3

66.6

70.4

68.1

61.7

70.9

80.7

69.2

66.1

65.5

69.3

67.2