Influence of host plants and some leaf contents on biological aspects of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Impact of different host plants on development durations of immature Stages of Tetranychus urticae females

Host	Incubation period (day)	Larval period (day)	Proto-nymph period (day)	Deuto-nymph period (day)	Total immature stages (day)
Sweet potato	2.88 ± 0.52^b	.2.52 ± 0.35^a	3.16 ± 0.39^a	4.72 ± 0.54^a	10.90 ± 0.67^a
Mulberry	4.83 ± 0.60^a	1.64 ± 0.23^a	1.65 ± 0.12^c	2.61 ± 0.23^b	5.90 ± 0.27^b
Castor bean	2.50 ± 0.54^b	2.88 ± 0.52^a	2.88 ± 0.13^b	3.51 ± 0.45^ab	9.26 ± 0.87^a