Table 1 Long-term effects of feeding Neoseiulus cucumeris on Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Tetranychus urticae, and Ephestia kuehniella on the duration of different life stages (days), fecundity (eggs/female) and immature survival (%) (Mean ± SE)

2.26 ± 0.162^aA

1.77 ± 0.169^bA

2.52 ± 0.173^aA

2.26 ± 0.135^aA

2.41 ± 0.116^aA

2.09 ± 0.177^aA

2.38 ± 0.142^aA

2.29 ± 0.181^aA

1.07 ± 0.072^abA

1.05 ± 0.044^bA

1.30 ± 0.096^aA

1.00 ± 0.000^bA

1.00 ± 0.00^aA

1.47 ± 0.462^aA

1.00 ± 0.00^aB

1.00 ± 0.00^aA

2.92 ± 0.144^aA

2.09 ± 0.061^bA

2.00 ± 0.064^bA

2.00 ± 0.000^bA

2.10 ± 0.064^aB

2.32 ± 0.131^aA

1.83 ± 0.099^bA

2.06 ± 0.064^aA

4.43 ± 0.349^aA

1.86 ± 0.097^bA

1.90 ± 0.067^bA

1.92 ± 0.056^bA

1.7 ± 0.103^bB

2.16 ± 0.181^aA

1.86 ± 0.098^abA

1.75 ± 0.126^abA

10.71 ± 0.408^aA

6.77 ± 0.231^cB

7.70 ± 0.257^bA

7.13 ± 0.170^bcA

7.25 ± 0.157^aB

7.5 ± 0.240^aA

7.09 ± 0.191^aA

6.92 ± 0.187^aA

38.12 ± 4.122^aA

33.65 ± 3.593^aA

18.33 ± 1.593^bB

35.19 ± 3.631^aA

22.5 ± 4.950^aB

25.6 ± 2.594^aA

26.33 ± 3.064^aA

30.83 ± 3.691^aA

61.19 ± 7.264^aA

52.15 ± 5.180^aA

36.41 ± 4.380^bA

48.44 ± 4.255^aA

28.68 ± 3.396^aB

25.0 ± 2.567^aB

25.23 ± 2.485^aB

25.33 ± 3.999^aB

54.62 ± 5.719^aA

44.58 ± 3.853^aA

31.92 ± 3.706^bA

42.38 ± 3.091^aA

27.45 ± 2.862^aB

25.17 ± 1.915^aB

25.68 ± 1.885^aA

28.08 ± 2.657^aB

4.00 ± 0.288^aA

2.54 ± 0.141^bA

4.43 ± 0.961^abA

2.15 ± 0.102^cA

3.4 ± 0.424^aA

2.75 ± 0.446^aA

2.62 ± 0.208^aA

2.5 ± 0.219^aA

14.60 ± 0.540^aA

9.85 ± 0.310^bcA

11.78 ± 1.038^bA

9.15 ± 0.268^cA

10.8 ± 0.506^aB

10.25 ± 0.637^aA

9.69 ± 0.171^aB

9.83 ± 0.393^aA

19.53 ± 2.730^abA

24.00 ± 1.731^aA

13.58 ± 1.705^bA

24.69 ± 1.402^aA

15.2 ± 2.390^aA

9.75 ± 1.797^aB

12.08 ± 1.591^aA

13.5 ± 3.750^aA

27.27 ± 3.872^bA

44.69 ± 3.129^aA

18.27 ± 2.620^bA

47.91 ± 2.465^aA

27.56 ± 4.366^aA

9.92 ± 2.811^bB

22.76 ± 2.897^aA

24.67 ± 7.019^aB

77 ± 0.080^bA

100 ± 0.000^aA

80 ± 0.008^bA

88 ± 0.060^abA

83 ± 0.076^aA

86 ± 0.076^aA

91 ± 0.056^aA

71 ± 0.110^aA