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Table 2 Stage-specific life table of H. dimidiata on R. padi at 20 ± 1 °C

From: Age and stage-specific life table parameters of Harmonia dimidiata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) at different temperatures

Stage X

lx

Dx

lx

100qx

Sx

Tx

MSR

IM

Log lx

ex

k-values

Egg

100

11

94.5

11

0.89

535

0.13

7.42

2

5.35

0.051

1st instar

89

12

83

13.48

0.87

440.5

0.16

8.96

1.95

4.95

0.063

2nd instar

77

4

75

5.19

0.95

357.5

0.06

3.20

1.89

4.64

0.023

3rd instar

73

6

70

8.22

0.92

282.5

0.09

5.13

1.86

3.87

0.043

4th instar

67

3

65.5

4.48

0.96

212.5

0.04

2.51

1.83

3.17

0.02

Pre-pupa

64

5

61.5

7.81

0.92

147.0

0.09

4.87

1.81

2.30

0.036

Pupa

59

3

57.5

5.08

0.95

85.5

0.11

6.00

1.77

1.45

0.022

Adult

56

56

28

     

1.75

 

K = 0.258