Table 7.
Mean daily prey consumption by A. largoensis, P. lenis, A. swirskii, and P. cracentis at various densities of F. occidentalis first-instar larvae at 30 ± 1 °C.
| Phytoseiid Species | F. occidentalis Larval Density | χ2 | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | |||
| A. largoensis | 5.00 ± 0.00 a A | 7.70 ± 0.37 ab AC | 11.40 ± 0.40 ab B | 12.10 ± 0.57 a B | 10.90 ± 0.46 a BC | 10.10 ± 0.48 a BC | 43.583 | 2.82 × 10−8 |
| P. lenis | 3.60 ± 0.40 b A | 5.80 ± 0.36 b AB | 6.00 ± 0.42 b B | 6.10 ± 0.57 b B | 5.80 ± 0.53 b AB | 5.10 ± 0.35 b AB | 16.299 | 6.04 × 10−3 |
| A. swirskii | 5.00 ± 0.00 a A | 8.90 ± 0.35 a AB | 12.70 ± 0.54 a C | 12.10 ± 0.50 a C | 10.80 ± 0.66 a C | 10.30 ± 0.47 a BC | 40.165 | 1.38 × 10−7 |
| P. cracentis | 5.00 ± 0.00 a AB | 8.60 ± 0.37 a BC | 9.90 ± 0.57 ab C | 11.10 ± 0.53 a C | 10.10 ± 0.67 a C | 8.90 ± 0.38 a C | 33.332 | 3.23 × 10−6 |
| χ2 | 20.526 | 20.513 | 27.093 | 23.244 | 20.447 | 25.121 | ||
| p | 1.32 × 10−4 | 1.33 × 10−4 | 5.63 × 10−6 | 3.59 × 10−5 | 1.37 × 10−4 | 1.46 × 10−5 | ||
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).