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 4 Stage-specific consumption rate U(j) of Blattisocius mali fed on eggs and larvae of Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Predator life stages	Prey eggs		Prey larvae		p value
Predator life stages	N	Mean ± S.E	N	Mean ± S.E	p value
Larva	56	0.05 ± 0.04	52	0.02 ± 0.02	0.50037
Protonymph	55	5.4 ± 0.43	47	0.7 ± 0.13	0.00*
Deutonymph	50	13.08 ± 0.58	43	2.19 ± 0.15	0.00*
Pre-adult	61	15.46 ± 1.04	58	2.21 ± 0.24	0.00*
Female	26	118.35 ± 5.1	22	75.15 ± 4.69	0.00*
Male	20	95.6 ± 4.47	18	34.43 ± 4.24	0.00*

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