Life table parameters of the predatory mite, Blattisocius mali Oudemans (Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae), fed on eggs and larvae of the stored product mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Life table parameters of Blattisocius mali fed on eggs and larvae of Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Parameters	Prey eggs		Prey larvae		p value
Parameters	N	Mean ± S.E	N	Mean ± S.E	p value
r (day⁻¹)	61	0.272 ± 0.013	58	0.357 ± 0.018	0.00068*
λ (day⁻¹)	61	1.313 ± 0.017	58	1.429 ± 0.025	0.00052*
R₀ (offspring/individual)	61	32.491 ± 5.032	58	75.362 ± 13.026	0.00225*
T (days)	61	12.773 ± 0.135	58	12.1 ± 0.225	0.0133

Standard errors were estimated by using 100,000 bootstraps. *Means followed by marked p values are significantly different between two treatments using the paired bootstrap test at the 5% significance level