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Table 1 Records of the of the nutrient-suitability parameters

From: Comparative suitability of different nutrients for feeding the predaceous mite, Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae), in the laboratory

Nutriments

Percentage of the mites feeding on a nutriment in relation to the total feeding mites in the same replicate

Percentage of mites stuck to an edible nutrient in comparison to the number of mites congregating to feed on it

Edibility span of edibles, in minutes

Average

Rank

Average

Rank

Average

Rank

Skim milk

3.25gh

14

11.43de

8

49.33cd

11

Honey

0j

20

–

–

–

–

Yolk

9.92b

3

2.22e

15

7d

19

Baker's yeast

14.65a

1

0e

16

30cd

14

Amino acid solution 10%

0j

20

–

–

–

–

Skim milk + Honey + Yolk + Baker's yeast + Amino acids 10%

100:1:1:1:1

3.80gh

12

13.10cde

7

74.33cd

5

100:10:1:1:1

4.94efg

8

34.13ab

4

89.00cd

4

100:20:1:1:1

2.89hi

17

38.33ab

3

120.00 c

3

100:1:10:1:1

3.83fgh

11

6.67de

12

59.67cd

9

100:1:20:1:1

6.31 cde

6

2.56de

14

45.00cd

12

100:1:1:10:1

7.87 c

4

9.58de

10

70.33cd

7

100:1:1:20:1

10.71 b

2

8.91de

11

65.33cd

8

100:1:1:1:10

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

100:1:1:1:20

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

Whole milk

3.61 gh

13

14.07cd

6

41.67cd

13

Albumin

1.18 ij

18

11.11 de

9

51.00cd

10

Grape juice

4.22 fgh

10

40.48 a

2

900.00 b

2

Sugar cane juice

0.19 j

19

0 e

16

8.33 d

17

Water

3.06 h

16

25.56 bc

5

70.67 cd

6

Chicken blood

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

Smashed cow lever

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

Drosophila eggs

Living

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

Smashed

5.56 def

7

0 e

16

9.33 d

16

Drosophila larvae

Living

0 j

20

–

–

–

–

Smashed

4.23 fgh

9

0 e

16

11.33 d

15

Drosophila pupae

Living

0.00j

20

–

–

–

–

Smashed

6.71cd

5

0e

16

8 d

18

Cotton pollen

0j

20

S

1

–

–

Maize pollen

3.09h

15

5.56de

13

5580a

1

L.S.D., 0.05

0.0173

 

13.2806

 

93.4317

 
  1. Significance for the superscript letters is located in the bottom row of the table
  2. Averages followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different at P < 0.05 level. Ranks are arranged in descending order
  3. S: Sticking without feeding