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Table 4 Stage-specific life table of H. dimidiata on R. padi at 28 ± 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

100 qx

Sx

Tx

MSR

IM

Log lx

ex

k-values

Egg

100

15

87.5

15

0.75

415

0.22

6.91

2

4.15

0.125

1st instar

75

11

69.5

14.67

0.85

327.5

0.18

5.82

1.88

4.37

0.069

2nd instar

64

7

60.5

10.94

0.89

258

0.13

4.15

1.81

4.03

0.051

3rd instar

57

6

54

10.53

0.89

197.5

0.12

3.92

1.76

3.46

0.048

4th instar

51

4

49

7.84

0.92

143.5

0.09

2.98

1.71

2.81

0.035

Pre-pupa

47

8

43

17.02

0.83

94.5

0.23

7.21

1.67

2.01

0.081

Pupa

39

7

35.5

17.95

0.82

51.5

0.44

14.0

1.59

1.32

0.086

Adult

32

32

16

     

1.51

 

K = 0.495