Effect of population density on oviposition, development, and survival of Alloeocranum biannulipes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) preying on Dinoderus porcellus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Development times (mean ± standard error; days) of immature stages of A. biannulipes feeding on different densities of D. porcellus larvae

Prey density	N	Eggs	N	First instar nymphs	N	Second instar nymphs	N	Third instar nymphs	N	Fourth instar nymphs	N	Fifth instar nymphs	N	Egg to adult
1	50	4.93 ± 0.17a	40	5.44 ± 0.18a	35	3.29 ± 0.18a	26	10.22 ± 0.31a	25	3.33 ± 0.21a	18	6.00 ± 0.00a	17	32.33 ± 0.42a
2	50	4.30 ± 0.15a	42	5.20 ± 0.13a	40	3.13 ± 0.13a	35	10.04 ± 0.26a	32	3.80 ± 0.20b	28	5.80 ± 0.20a	25	31.40 ± 0.51a
4	50	4.78 ± 0.18a	41	5.21 ± 0.11a	41	3.20 ± 0.13a	39	10.00 ± 0.28a	36	3.10 ± 0.10a	34	5.90 ± 0.10a	34	31.39 ± 0.30a
6	50	4.40 ± 0.15a	44	5.00 ± 0.21a	44	3.56 ± 0.18a	44	10.50 ± 0.28a	39	3.13 ± 0.13a	39	5.88 ± 0.13a	36	32.13 ± 0.40a
8	50	4.65 ± 0.14a	46	5.20 ± 0.20a	46	3.10 ± 0.10a	40	10.00 ± 0.19a	33	3.00 ± 0.01a	29	6.00 ± 0.00a	29	31.00 ± 0.30a

Same letters on the same row show that means are not statistically different according to the Student Newman Keuls test (p < 0.05). N = Number of observed insects