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 3 Relationship between developmental stages of Tetranychus urticae female with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and total chlorophyll in different host plants

Host	Biological aspects	N (r)	P (r)	K (r)	Total chlorophyll
Sweet potato	Total immature stages	0.380	− 0.153	0.449	− 0.281
Mulberry		0.599	− 0.348	0.871	− 0.021
Castor bean		0.058	0.679	0.683	0.065
Sweet potato	Life cycle period	0.198	− 0.388	0.506	− 0.391
Mulberry		0.033	0.223	0.590	0.081
Castor bean		0.960*	0.264	0.286	0.612
Sweet potato	Generation period	0.230	− 0.449	0.589	− 0.476
Mulberry		0.239	0.051	0.877	0.076
Castor bean		0.814	0.410	0.436	0.527
Sweet potato	Longevity period	0.722**	− 0.597	0.164	− 0.373
Mulberry		−0.666	− 0.741	− 0.362	− 0.898
Castor bean		−0.491	0.980	0.960*	− 0.439
Sweet potato	Life span period	−0.569*	− 0.825	0.386	− 0.575
Mulberry		−0.614	0.131	0.438	− 0.357
Castor bean		0.762	0.980	0.699	0.177