Table 1 Mean (± SE) pre-oviposition, oviposition periods and longevity, mean number (± SE) of total and daily eggs laid per female, total and daily number (± SE) of prey consumed per female for Neoseiulus californicus fed solely on Tetranychus urticae (T.u.) or larval Neoseiulus barkeri (N.b.), Amblyseius swirskii (A.S.) or on a combination of T. urticae and larval phytoseiid
Prey and number | Periods | Eggs laid per females | Consumption rates | Ratio of T. u: predator larvae consumed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-oviposition | Oviposition | Longevity | Total eggs | Daily eggs | Total consumption | Daily consumption | ||||
T.u. | Phytoseiid larvae | T.u. | Phytoseiid larvae | |||||||
20 T.u. | 1.58 ± 0.10 b | 26.17 ± 0.17 a | 30.25 ± 0.23 a | 37.50 ± 0.23 a | 1.44 ± 0.02 a | 444.5 ± 4.20 a |  | 14.69 ± 0.05 a |  |  |
20 N.b. | 0.00 ± 0.00 c | 0.00 ± 0.00 e | 23.50 ± 0.25 e | 0.00 ± 0.00 f | 0.00 ± 0.00 e |  | 124.83 ± 1.59 b |  | 5.31 ± 0.02 b |  |
20 A.s. | 2.00 ± 0.00 a | 25.00 ± 0.15 bc | 29.58 ± 0.20 ab | 19.75 ± 0.19 e | 0.79 ± 0.01 d |  | 363.92 ± 2.04 a |  | 12.30 ± .02 a |  |
10 T.u. + 10 N.b. | 1.67 ± 0.10 ab | 23.42 ± 0.22 d | 27.58 ± 0.28 d | 19.50 ± 0.25 e | 0.83 ± 0.01 d | 194.5 ± 1.03 e | 53.25 ± 0.88 e | 7.07 ± 0.08 d | 1.93 ± 0.03 e | 3.68:1 |
10 T.u. + 10A.s. | 1.58 ± 0.10 b | 24.25 ± 0.19 c | 28.25 ± 0.23 cd | 24.00 ± 0.17 d | 0.99 ± 0.01 c | 231.92 ± 1.11 d | 79.25 ± 0.68 d | 8.22 ± 0.70 c | 2.81 ± 0.01 d | 2.93:1 |
20 T.u. + 20 N.b. | 1.75 ± 0.09 ab | 25.58 ± 0.25 ab | 29.17 ± 0.25 bc | 27.58 ± 0.20 b | 1.08 ± 0.01 b | 424.33 ± 2.86 b | 103.08 ± 1.32 c | 14.57 ± 0.15 a | 3.53 ± 0.02 c | 4.13:1 |
20 T.u. + 20A.s. | 1.75 ± 0.09 ab | 25.33 ± 0.25 b | 28.67 ± 0.25 bc | 26.67 ± 0.23 c | 1.06 ± 0.02 b | 379.58 ± 5.81 c | 107.67 ± 4.67 c | 13.23 ± 0.14 b | 3.75 ± 0.15 c | 3.67:1 |
F | 65.95 | 2463.95 | 85.70 | 3364.53 | 1548.31 | 4009.60 | 3017.31 | 5255.02 | 4384.79 | 853.77 |
P | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |