Table 2 Comparison of reproductive and life table parameters (mean ± SE) of Hippodamia convergens fed on two aphid species
Parameters | A. gossypii | L. erysimi |
|---|---|---|
APOP | 4.286 ± 0.569a | 02.60 ± 0.150b |
TPOP | 35.78 ± 1.094a | 20.80 ± 0.415b |
Oviposition period | 15.90 ± 0.912b | 20.10 ± 0.766a |
Fecundity | 251.0 ± 13.27b | 319.7 ± 13.32a |
Ro (offspring individual-1) | 87.85 ± 19.45b | 159.85 ± 25.86a |
T (days) | 45.10 ± 0.858a | 30.49 ± 0.442b |
r (days−1) | 0.099 ± 0.005b | 0.166 ± 0.006a |
λ (days−1) | 1.104 ± 0.002b | 1.181 ± 0.007a |