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. | 1.58 ± 0.10 a | 24.33 ± 0.16 de | 28.25 ± 0.19 cd | 26.42 ± 0.20 a | 1.09 ± 0.01 a | 394.67 ± 3.63 a |  | 13.98 ± 0.13 a |  |  |
20 N.b. | 1.67 ± 0.10 a | 24.58 ± 0.22 cd | 28.58 ± 0.25 cd | 24.42 ± 0.16 b | 1.00 ± 0.01 b |  | 300.83 ± 2.65 b |  | 10.53 ± 0.02 b |  |
20 N.c. | 1.75 ± 0.09 a | 23.83 ± 0.17 e | 28.00 ± 0.19 d | 25.67 ± 0.23 a | 1.08 ± 0.01 a |  | 403.33 ± 10.43 a |  | 14.39 ± 0.34 a |  |
10 T.u. + 10 N.b. | 1.67 ± 0.10 a | 26.17 ± 0.14 a | 30.08 ± 0.16 a | 15.83 ± 0.17 d | 0.61 ± 0.01 d | 184.02 ± 2.08 d | 113.58 ± 0.93 e | 6.13 ± 0.09 e | 3.78 ± 0.02 e | 1.62:1 |
10 T.u. + 10 N.c. | 1.58 ± 0.10 a | 26.25 ± 0.15 a | 30.25 ± 0.23 a | 14.58 ± 0.23 e | 0.56 ± 0.01 e | 197.73 ± 2.45 c | 114.54 ± 1.15 e | 6.54 ± 0.09 d | 3.79 ± 0.02 e | 1.73:1 |
20 T.u. + 20 N.b. | 1.67 ± 0.10 a | 25.17 ± 0.17 bc | 29.08 ± 0.16 bc | 18.58 ± 0.23 c | 0.74 ± 0.01 c | 355.69 ± 3.47 b | 199.00 ± 1.76 d | 12.23 ± 0.09 b | 6.84 ± 0.03 d | 1.79:1 |
20 T.u. + 20 N.c. | 1.58 ± 0.10 a | 25.83 ± 0.17 ab | 29.75 ± 0.28 ab | 18.92 ± 0.18 c | 0.73 ± 0.01 c | 353.31 ± 3.9 0 b | 250.92 ± 2.19 c | 11.88 ± 0.05 c | 8.44 ± 0.03 c | 1.41:1 |
F | 0.40 | 32.09 | 18.03 | 570.77 | 452.90 | 3799.15 | 1009.22 | 5297.62 | 1332.71 | 3379.11 |
P | 0.876 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |