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Table 4 Life table of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri females under control treatment

From: The virulence of the entomopathogenic fungi on the predatory species, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) under laboratory conditions

x

l x

L x

d x

100qx

s x

T x

e x

Eggs

315

300

22

6.98

93.02

1598.5

5.07

1st instar

285

273

20

6.35

93.65

1298.5

4.56

2nd instar

261

254.5

18

5.71

94.29

1025.5

3.91

3rd instar

248

240

11

3.49

96.51

771

3.11

4th instar

232

225

9

2.86

97.14

531

2.29

Pupae

218

207.5

10

3.17

96.83

306

1.4

Adults

197

98.5