Table 2 The effects of 10 cultivars of garlic on Bradysia odoriphaga population parameters.

Intrinsic rate of increase (r)

0.082 ± 0.007 e

0.097 ± 0.006 de

0.113 ± 0.006 bc

0.109 ± 0.005 cd

0.111 ± 0.006 bc

0.114 ± 0.005 bc

0.110 ± 0.005 cd

0.118 ± 0.005 ab

0.124 ± 0.005 ab

0.128 ± 0.004 a

Finite rate of increase (λ)

1.085 ± 0.007 e

1.102 ± 0.006 de

1.119 ± 0.007 bcd

1.115 ± 0.006 cd

1.117 ± 0.006 cd

1.121 ± 0.006 bc

1.116 ± 0.006 cd

1.125 ± 0.005 abc

1.132 ± 0.006 ab

1.137 ± 0.005 a

Net reproductive Rate (R₀)

14.91 ± 3.09 d

21.24 ± 3.63 cd

27.85 ± 4.32 bc

29.61 ± 4.33 b

27.74 ± 4.26 bc

29.04 ± 4.12 bc

28.39 ± 4.32 bc

35.03 ± 4.67 ab

37.74 ± 4.97 ab

41.67 ± 5.04 a

Mean generation time (T)

32.95 ± 0.48 a

31.33 ± 0.53 b

29.75 ± 0.55 cd

31.15 ± 0.37 b

29.95 ± 0.39 cd

29.52 ± 0.39 cd

30.38 ± 0.36 bc

30.16 ± 0.31 c

29.19 ± 0.33 d

29.05 ± 0.27 d