Table 5.
Mean daily prey consumption by A. largoensis, P. lenis, A. swirskii, and P. cracentis at various densities of F. occidentalis eggs at 25 ± 1 °C.
| Phytoseiid Species | F. occidentalis Egg Density | χ2 | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–6 | 8–12 | 18–22 | 28–32 | 38–42 | 48–52 | |||
| A. largoensis | 0.20 ± 0.13 a A | 1.40 ± 0.22 a A | 2.80 ± 0.29 a AB | 4.70 ± 0.45 a B | 4.60 ± 0.48 a B | 4.90 ± 0.43 a B | 50.380 | 1.16 × 10−9 |
| P. lenis | 0.10 ± 0.10 a A | 0.60 ± 0.16 b A | 1.30 ± 0.30 b AB | 2.10 ± 0.23 b B | 2.40 ± 0.22 b B | 2.40 ± 0.27 b B | 46.986 | 5.71 × 10−9 |
| A. swirskii | 0.20 ± 0.13 a A | 0.90 ± 0.23 ab A | 2.50 ± 0.31 a AB | 4.20 ± 0.20 a BC | 4.40 ± 0.27 a BC | 4.50 ± 0.17 a C | 51.408 | 7.14 × 10−10 |
| P. cracentis | 0.20 ± 0.13 a A | 1.40 ± 0.16 a A | 2.70 ± 0.26 a AB | 4.30 ± 0.37 a B | 4.30 ± 0.33 a B | 4.50 ± 0.31 a B | 48.531 | 2.77 × 10−9 |
| χ2 | 0.507 | 9.717 | 11.075 | 19.235 | 17.687 | 19.349 | ||
| p | 0.918 | 0.021 | 0.011 | 2.45 × 10−4 | 5.10 × 10−4 | 2.32 × 10−4 | ||
Values are presented as means ± SE. Means followed by different lowercase letters within a column are significantly different (p < 0.05, Kruskal–Wallis test). Means followed by different capital letters within a row are significantly different (p < 0.05, Kruskal–Wallis test).