Table 2 Population parameters of N. barkeri in control and treatment.

From: Feeding on Beauveria bassiana-treated Frankliniella occidentalis causes negative effects on the predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri

Parameter

Control (mean ± SE)

Treatment (mean ± SE)

Intrinsic rate of increase, r (d−1)

0.1896 ± 0.0108a

0.1461 ± 0.0109b

Finite rate of increase, λ (d−1)

1.2088 ± 0.0130a

1.1572 ± 0.0170b

Net reproductive rate, R0 (offspring)

22.4833 ± 3.3773a

13.4634 ± 2.3000b

Mean generation time, T (d)

16.3684 ± 0.2580b

17.7014 ± 0.2660a

  1. Values followed by the different lowercase letters within a row are significantly different using t-tests (P < 0.05).
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