Table 1.
Life cycle parameters of the food quality experiment
| Food type | PT50 (d) (95% CI) | EmT50 (d) (95% CI) | Percentage of females mean (min–max) | Mortality (%) mean (min–max) | Mean female R1 length (µm) (min–max) N = 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TetraMin | 10.41 | 12.66 | 70.43 | 7.33 | 3,492 |
| (10.09–10.72) | (12.65–12.68) | (58.62–78.26) | (0.00–23.33) | (3,340–3,589) | |
| TetraPhyll | 10.14 | 12.56 | 65.34 | 5.33 | 3,522 |
| (9.81–10.47) | (12.53–12.60) | (56.67–81.48) | (3.33–10.00) | (3,334–3,750) | |
| Chironomid | 11.02 | 13.33 | 68.61 | 10.00 | 3,624 |
| larvae | (10.74–11.31) | (13.24–13.43) | (55.17–88.46) | (3.33–20.00) | (3,541–3,785) |
| Walnut fresh | 15.67 | 19.66 | 58.40 | 16.67 | 2,664 |
| leaves | (14.74–16.60) | (19.17–20.15) | (57.14–60.00) | (6.67–36.67) | (2,323–3,073) |
| Walnut | 24.00 | 25.16 | 51.70 | 37.33 | 2,392 |
| fallen leaves | (23.36–24.65) | (24.55–25.76) | (40.00–75.00) | (23.33–50.00) | (2,238–2,732) |
| Baker’s yeast | 26.62 | unkn. | 53.33 | 96.67 | unkn. |
| (24.45–28.78) | (66.67–100.00) | (90.00–100.00) |
PT50: time at which 50% of the larvae had pupated; CI: confidence interval; EmT50: time at which 50% of the adults had emerged; unkn.: values were not calculated due to the high mortality in this food group; min: minimum; max: maximum.