Table 4 Effect of prey type and its availability on the longevity of newly formed adults and the amount of predated victims by Olpium kochi in 2017
Type of prey | Availability of victims | Longevity (days) | Consumed victims (n.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||
Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | ||
Nothing | 0.0 | 60–70 | 64.4 ± 1.03D | 78–95 | 85.2 ± 1.2D | No data | No data | No data | No data |
S. littoralis 1st instar | Daily | 128–139 | 132.6 ± 1.0A | 136–197 | 146.4 ± 0.7A | 98–106 | 102.2 ± 0.4A | 122–129 | 126.4 ± 0.7A |
Each 48 h | 118–130 | 122.0 ± 0.9B | 131–143 | 134.8 ± 0.4B | 40–49 | 43.2 ± 0.9B | 78–83 | 80.6 ± 0.9B | |
Each 96 h | 109–119 | 114.2 ± 0.9C | 114–122 | 118.6 ± 0.8C | 12–25 | 14.2 ± 1.8C | 69–74 | 65.6 ± 1.3C | |
S. littoralis 2nd instar | Daily | 58–80 | 70.4 ± 0.6 | 39–120 | 93.2 ± 0.5 | 39–53 | 46.6 ± 0.3 | 15–68 | 48.6 ± 0.4 |
S. littoralis Eggs | Daily | 29–50 | 34.6 ± 0.2 | 10–24 | 20.2 ± 0.2 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
T. telarias | Daily | 23–40 | 30.6 | 2–7 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | No data | No data | No data | No data |