Table 2 Adult preoviposition period (APOP), total preoviposition period (TPOP), fecundity, and oviposition days of Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae reared on Lagerstroemia under different nutrient conditions.

From: Life table construction for crapemyrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae): the effect of different plant nutrient conditions on insect performance

 

Water

0.01MS

0.1MS

Mean ± SE

APOP (days)

30.14 ± 5.19 ab

22.80 ± 2.31 b

35 .00 ± 0.00 a

TPOP (days)

125.47 ± 7.15 b

118.80 ± 7.73 b

140.00 ± 0.00 a

Fecundity (eggs)

49.18 ± 12.40 a

34.22 ± 10.69 a

24.00 ± 13.51 a

Oviposition days

8.86 ± 0.41 a

8.4 ± 0.25 a

5.00 ± 0.00 b

  1. Values are means ± standard errors; data within a row followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 by using paired bootstrap test.
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