Table 2 The spawning duration, lifespan and spawning amount of a female Stratiolaelaps scimitus fed on second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita and Tyrophagus putrescentiae.

From: Evaluation of Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Acari: Laelapidae) for controlling the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)

Parameter

Mi-J2

T. putrescentiae

Pre-oviposition

3.80 ± 0.15b

2.80 ± 0.12a

Oviposition

47.75 ± 0.75a

49.20 ± 0.76a

Post-oviposition

20.60 ± 0.41a

20.80 ± 0.44a

Lifespan

83.38 ± 0.68a

84.13 ± 0.65a

Total eggs

92.80 ± 1.23a

91.05 ± 1.47a

Daily eggs

1.95 ± 0.03a

1.86 ± 0.03a

  1. The data are presented as the mean ± standard error of five replicates; the same lowercase letters in every row indicate that the means are not significantly different at the 0.05 level (t test).
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