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. 2024 Jul 19;15(7):547. doi: 10.3390/insects15070547

Table 2.

The predatory rate (PR) and predatory impact (PI) of the predators at different time points under FW and BW conditions.

Common Name Species Name 24 h 48 h 72 h
FW BW FW BW FW BW
PR PI PR PI PR PI PR PI PR PI PR PI
Dragonfly Pantala flavescens 68 ± 23 3 ± 1 65 ± 24 3 ± 1 85 ± 8 4 78 ± 20 3 ± 1 89 ± 8 4 84 ± 18 3 ± 1
Hydrobasileus croceus 94 ± 2 4 95 ± 2 4 94 ± 2 4 93 ± 4 4 95 ± 2 4 94 ± 3 4
Brachydiplax sobrina 68 ± 23 3 ± 1 61 ± 21 3 ± 1 85 ± 8 4 74 ± 18 3 ± 1 89 ± 8 4 79 ± 15 3 ± 1
Damselfly Ceriagrion coromandelianum 44 ± 23 2 ± 1 28 ± 12 1 41 ± 14 2 ± 1 45 ± 14 2 ± 1 57 ± 17 2 ± 1 57 ± 14 2 ± 1
Paracercion hieroglyphicum 60 ± 23 3 ± 1 82 ± 8 3 60 ± 20 3 ± 1 72 ± 21 3 ± 1 72 ± 26 3 ± 1 76 ± 5 3
Paracercion v-nigrum 58 ± 26 2 ± 1 55 ± 20 2 ± 1 64 ± 17 3 ± 1 65 ± 21 3 ± 1 61 ± 18 3 ± 1 65 ± 25 3± 1

h, hours; PR, Predatory Rate [percentage of larvae consumed per day (mean% ± sd)]; PI, Predatory Impact [number of larvae consumed per hour (mean ± sd)].