Table 6. Mean number of adults, nymphs, or total number of adults and nymphs of L. bostrychophila ± SE per vial (for vials in which the initial population was adult females of L. bostrychophila with adult females of L. reticulatus at a ratio of 1∶9, 3∶7, 5∶5, 7∶3, 9∶1, and 10∶0 adults (L. bostrychophila: L. reticulatus)) at 35, 70, 105, 140, and 175 days after the introduction of the initial population.

	Period (days after introduction of the first females)
Adult ratio	35	70	105	140	175
	Adults
1∶9	3.4±1.3 c	19.2±5.5 d	165.1±29.5	209.3±44.1	313.6±49.9 a
3∶7	9.2±1.6 bc	58.4±7.7 c	185.1±19.3	200.7±32.3	277.2±38.0 ab
5∶5	11.7±1.6 bc	86.2±9.7 c	182.1±32.1	226.3±40.1	183.6±29.4 ab
7∶3	14.3±1.3 b	93.1±11.0 bc	236.9±30.7	238.4±47.7	217.1±34.9 ab
9∶1	18.5±2.8 ab	139.2±14.6 ab	219.0±25.7	233.0±40.6	208.6±37.3 ab
10∶0	24.3±3.8 a	168.0±18.1 a	209.0±16.5	200.9±32.0	134.7±31.3 b
F	10.4	20.5	1.0	0.2	3.0
p	<0.01	<0.01	0.41	0.97	0.02
	Nymphs
1∶9	14.7±2.7 d	50.7±15.0	94.6±16.7	43.4±14.8	34.4±12.6
3∶7	34.0±3.0 c	69.6±6.3	86.8±22.9	33.8±11.3	19.7±4.1
5∶5	34.0±8.6 bc	76.2±15.0	90.9±22.3	33.3±11.0	19.6±5.5
7∶3	74.1±5.2 b	44.4±10.2	91.1±29.7	22.2±6.4	20.2±7.1
9∶1	96.7±8.5 a	59.9±13.6	61.0±17.7	26.1±12.2	15.1±5.4
10∶0	141.4±9.6 a	50.8±11.9	42.4±14.3	17.1±3.3	8.1±3.2
F	43.4	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.6
p	<0.01	0.43	0.43	0.50	0.17
	Total
1∶9	18.1±3.5d	69.9±20.0c	259.7±43.0	254.8±56.5	349.0±60.5 a
3∶7	43.2±3.2c	128.0±11.9bc	271.9±33.4	234.4±38.3	296.9±41.1 ab
5∶5	75.4±9.7bc	162.4±20.9ab	273.0±49.4	259.7±49.0	203.1±33.6 ab
7∶3	88.4±6.2b	137.6±14.2bc	328.0 ± 52.8	260.7±52.4	237.3±33.6 ab
9∶1	115.8±8.8a	199.1±20.2ab	280.0±40.4	259.1±50.6	223.7±41.6 ab
10∶0	165.8±9.5a	218.7±17.3a	251.4±16.8	218.6±34.3	142.8±32.0 b
F	51.2	9.1	0.4	0.1	3.0
p	<0.01	<0.01	0.82	0.98	0.02

Within each column and life stage, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different; where no letters exist, no significant differences were noted; HSD test at P = 0.05; in all cases, df = 5, 53).