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Table 2 Nymphal duration of F1 generation of Blaptostethus pallescens obtained from the parent bugs fed on Vl-8 treated and untreated thrips

From: Effect of the entomopathogenic fungus, Lecanicillium lecanii, on the biology and predation rate of the anthocorid predatory bug, Blaptostethus pallescens, feeding on the flower thrips, Frankliniella schultzei Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Nymphal stage

F1a

F1b

I

3.1 ± 0.23

3 ± 0.21

II

4.1 ± 0.18

4.3 ± 0.21

III

3.3 ± 0.15

3.5 ± 0.17

IV

4.1 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.16

V

4.2 ± 0.2

4.5 ± 0.27

Total nymphal duration

18.8 ± 0.2

18.9 ± 0.23

  1. F1a:Nymphal duration of F1 generation obtained from parent fed on treated thrips
  2. F1b:Nymphal duration of F1 generation obtained from parent fed on untreated thrips