Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Search rate (α) and capture time (Th) of Amblyseius swirskii and Euseius scutalis on egg and protonymph stages of Eutetranychus orientalis

From: Foraging behaviors of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot and Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feed on the invasive pest, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Predator	Prey stage	α ± SE (h⁻¹)	95% CL* (h⁻¹)	Th ± SE (h)	95% CL* (h)	R²
A. swirskii	Egg	0.049 ± 0.003a**	0.042–0.055	0.699 ± 0.034	0.633–0.766b**	0.90
A. swirskii	Protonymph	0.066 ± 0.006a	0.054–0.077	0.536 ± 0.032	0.472–0.600c	0.88
E. scutalis	Egg	0.015 ± 0.008b	0.001–0.032	18.10 ± 2.310	13.51–22.560a	0.17
E. scutalis	Protonymph	0.048 ± 0.004a	0.041–0.055	0.784 ± 0.040	0.705–0.863b	0.90

*CL: Confidence limits, **Means within the same columns with different letters are significantly different based on nonoverlap 95% CLs

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