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Table 5 Predation related parameters of Blattisocius mali fed on eggs and larvae of T. putrescentiae

From: 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)

Parameters

Prey eggs

Prey larvae

p value

N

Mean ± S.E

N

Mean ± S.E

predation rate (C0)

61

97.420 ± 7.556

58

41.3936 ± 4.457

0.00*

transformation rate (QP)

61

3.049 ± 0.394

58

0.5575 ± 0.059

0.00011*

stable predation rate (ψ)

61

1.618 ± 0.080

58

0.4313 ± 0.0392

0.00*

finite predation rate (ω)

61

2.124 ± 0.121

58

0.6164 ± 0.0649

0.00*

  1. 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