Table 3 Effect of B. brassicae instar on C. undecimpunctata biological parameters
B. brassicae instar | C. septempunctata instars | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Pupa | Adult | Pre-oviposition | ||||||||
Long.* | Prey** | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | |
1st | 4.00 a | 25.67 a | 5.00 ab | 75.00 a | 7.52 a | 95.00 a | 5.17 a | 131.67 a | 5.17 a | 0.00 | 36.33 a | 136.00 ab | 4.33 ab | 136.00 ab |
2nd | 4.17 a | 22.00 a | 5.17 a | 64.67 a | 6.83 ab | 86.00 b | 5.33 a | 122.67 ab | 5.33 a | 0.00 | 35.67 a | 140.33 a | 4.83 ab | 140.33 a |
3rd | 3.67 ab | 23.33 a | 5.17 a | 46.67 b | 7.00 a | 83.00 bc | 5.00 a | 120.33 b | 4.33 b | 0.00 | 34.33 a | 124.67 b | 4.17 b | 124.67 b |
4th | 3.00 b | 15.00 b | 5.67 a | 40.33 b | 6.33 bc | 81.33 bc | 5.00 | 100.33 c | 5.33 a | 0.00 | 34.33 a | 112.67 c | 4.83 ab | 112.67 c |
Adult | 3.67 ab | 14.33 b | 4.33 b | 46.00 b | 6.17 c | 75.00 c | 17 a | 83.00 d | 5.50 a | 0.00 | 37.33 a | 107.33 c | 5.00 a | 107.33 c |
LSD 5% | 0.79 | 4.53 | 0.74 | 15.34 | 0.65 | 8.12 | 5.33 a | 9.70 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 3.45 | 11.95 | 0.68 | 11.95 |