Table 3 Mean duration (in days) of the different stages of Olpium kochi and the number of victims (1st instar of Spodoptera littoralis) that were consumed by nymphal and adult stages of the animal
Protonymph | Deutonymph | Tritonymph | Subtotal | Adult stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Laboratory conditions (22–25 °C & 50–65% R.H.), 2018 | ||||||||||
Active period (days) | 24.2 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 39.0 | 35.2 | 87.8 ± 0.4 | 81.8 ± 0.3 | 132.6 | 140.4 |
Inactive period (days) | 14.2 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 36.8 ± 0.6 | 38.0 ± 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total period (days) | 38.4 | 37.8 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 52.2 | 48.0 | 124. ± 0.4A | 119.8 ± 0.3B | 123.6 | 140.4 |
Consumed victims (No.) | 31.0 | 30.8 | 34.4 | 324 | 30.6 | 28.4 | 96.6 ± 0.5 | 91.6 ± 0.4 | 102.2 | 126.4 |
Constant conditions (27 ± 1 °C & 60% R.H.) | ||||||||||
Active period (days) | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 41.0 ± 0.2 | 41.6 ± 0.2 | 107.4 | 166.2 |
Inactive period (days) | 14.0 | 14.2 | 12.20 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 37.6 ± 0.4 | 36.4 ± 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total period (days) | 26.0 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 27.2 | 78.6 ± 0.1A | 78.0 ± 0.3A | 107.4 | 166.2 |
Consumed victims (No.) | 26.0 | 22.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 31.6 | 29.6 | 86.0 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 0.3 | 101.0 | 170.4 |