Table 3 Demographic parameters (± SE) of Amblyseius swirskii fed with pollen grains of Bird-of-paradise and the Damask rose, alone/combined with immature stages of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae.

GRR (eggs/individual)

23.46 ± 3.139^b

22.56 ± 3.563^b

41.99 ± 6.102^a

51.7 ± 7.497^a

19.12 ± 4.460^b

R₀ (eggs/individual)

18.97 ± 2.623^b

19.19 ± 3.188^b

36.49 ± 5.483^a

46.09 ± 6.909^a

15.12 ± 2.883^b

r (day⁻¹)

0.168 ± 0.01^ab

0.146 ± 0.011^b

0.152 ± 0.009^ab

0.179 ± 0.011^a

0.156 ± 0.014^ab

λ (day⁻¹)

1.183 ± 0.012^ab

1.157 ± 0.013^b

1.163 ± 0.011^ab

1.196 ± 0.013^a

1.169 ± 0.016^ab

T (day)

17.48 ± 0.333^c

20.15 ± 0.469^b

23.75 ± 0.637^a

21.35 ± 0.522^b

17.30 ± 0.806^c