Prey and number | Periods | Eggs laid per female | Consumption rates | Ratio of T. u.: predator larvae consumed | ||||||
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Pre-oviposition | Oviposition | Longevity | Total eggs | Daily eggs | Total consumption | Daily consumption | ||||
T.u. | Phytoseiid larvae | T.u. | Phytoseiid larvae | |||||||
20 T.u. | 1.50 ± 0.10 b | 26.50 ± 0.23 a | 30.50 ± 0.28 a | 36.00 ± 0.28 a | 1.36 ± 0.01 a | 478.33 ± 3.65 a |  | 15.69 ± 0.04 a |  |  |
20 N.c. | 1.67 ± 0.10 ab | 18.50 ± 0.23 c | 22.42 ± 0.29 c | 16.00 ± 0.19 bc | 0.87 ± 0.01 c |  | 214.67 ± 4.18 b |  | 9.77 ± 0.05 a |  |
20 A.s. | 1.50 ± 0.10 b | 21.75 ± 0.19 b | 25.58 ± 0.22 b | 16.75 ± 0.21 b | 0.77 ± 0.01 d |  | 248.58 ± 2.20 a |  | 9.72 ± 0.03 a |  |
10 T.u. + 10 N.c. | 1.58 ± 0.10 b | 16.25 ± 0.19 e | 19.67 ± 0.25 e | 10.75 ± 0.19 e | 0.66 ± 0.02 e | 97.31 ± 0.77 e | 101.58 ± 1.06 e | 4.96 ± 0.05 e | 5.18 ± 0.08 d | 0.96:1 |
10 T.u. + 10A.s. | 2.00 ± 0.00 a | 15.92 ± 0.18 e | 20.17 ± 0.22 e | 10.67 ± 0.25 e | 0.67 ± 0.02 e | 113.71 ± 1.37 d | 61.50 ± 0.96 f | 5.65 ± 0.07 d | 3.05 ± 0.02 e | 1.85:1 |
20 T.u. + 20 N.c. | 1.75 ± 0.09 ab | 16.42 ± 0.23 e | 20.50 ± 0.26 de | 15.00 ± 0.17 d | 0.92 ± 0.01 b | 169.08 ± 2.47 c | 188.42 ± 2.70 c | 8.25 ± 0.07 c | 9.19 ± 0.03 b | 0.90:1 |
20 T.u. + 20A.s. | 1.58 ± 0.10 b | 17.33 ± 0.25 d | 21.50 ± 0.29 cd | 15.58 ± 0.23 cd | 0.90 ± 0.01 bc | 234.52 ± 1.66 b | 159.08 ± 2.21 d | 10.94 ± 0.11 b | 7.40 ± 0.02 c | 1.48:1 |
F | 3.59 | 320.47 | 226.45 | 1529.19 | 525.34 | 7782.66 | 1512.10 | 9108.09 | 8081.34 | 3999.77 |
P | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |