Table 8 Biological parameters of E. formosa on third-instar nymphs of T. vaporariorum feeding on different host plants

Brinjal

10.0 ± 0.4

9–13

17.3 ± 0.7

16–17

27.3 ± 0.5

25–30

Cucumber

9.3 ± 0.6

8–12

17.1 ± 0.8

16–17

26.4 ± 0.9

24–29

French bean

9.3 ± 0.5

8–12

17.1 ± 1.1

16–17

26.4 ± 1.1

25–29

Tobacco

9.7 ± 0.5

8–12

17.6 ± 0.8

16–19

27.2 ± 0.5

25–31

Tomato

9.6 ± 0.6

9–13

17.5 ± 0.5

16–17

27.0 ± 0.8

25–29

LSD_(P=0.05)

NS

NS

NS

F_{4, 24}

2.44

0.65

2.60

P value

0.745

0.632

0.615