Table 2 Population parameters of B. tabaci genetic groups.

From: Differences in life history traits and demographic parameters of three Asian genetic groups of Bemisia tabaci (Aleyrodidae: Hemiptera)

Life table parameters

Asia II 1

Asia II 1-Indore

Asia II 5

Asia II 7

The intrinsic rate of increase (r)/time unit

0.136 ± 0.0c

0.141 ± 0.0b

0.114 ± 0.0d

0.146 ± 0.0a

The finite rate of increase (λ)/time unit

1.145 ± 0.0c

1.151 ± 0.0b

1.120 ± 0.0d

1.158 ± 0.0a

The net reproductive rate (R0) (offspring/individual)

30.34 ± 4.97a

31.08 ± 4.95a

25.27 ± 4.16b

31.03 ± 5.70a

The mean generation time (T) (time unit)

25.15 ± 0.55b

24.62 ± 0.39c

28.36 ± 0.34a

23.46 ± 0.38d

  1. Note: Data in the table are represented as mean ± SE. SEs were estimated using 100,000 bootstraps in two-sex MS chart. The means followed by similar letters in a row are statistically non-significant at the 0.05 level based on Tukey’s HSD multiple range test.
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