Table 1 Consumption rate (average ± standard error) of Harmonia sedecimnotata reared on Aphis gossypii.

From: Harmonia sedecimnotata (F.): Predatory potential, biology, life table, molecular characterization, and field evaluation against Aphis gossypii Glover

Stage and statistics

Consumption rate (No. of aphids consumed per individual)

Stages of Harmonia sedecimnotata

Larval stage

1st stadium

23.84d ± 1.24

2nd stadium

25.76d ± 3.22

3rd stadium

69.57c ± 6.48

4th stadium

237.54b ± 19.72

Pre-adult stage

1st to 4th stadia

230.88 ± 30.98

Adult stage

Male

249.68b ± 65.12

Female

978.36a ± 165.61

Total lifespan of an individual

Male

6242 ± 207.74

Female

24459 ± 239.94

Statistics of consumption rate

Total consumption of the cohort

36473

Net predation rate (Co)

1458.92

Transformation rate (Qp)

33.77

  1. Data in interaction analyzed with least squares means (LSD) and means separated with a standard error of the mean at P ≤ 0.01. In a column means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.001 as determined by Tukey’s HSD test.
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