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Table 2 The emergence of different life stages of seven-spotted ladybird beetle (%)

From: Dietary assessment across various life stages of seven-spotted lady beetle Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Life stages (days)

Diet 1

Diet 2

Diet 3

Diet 4

Diet 5

Diet6

CV (%)

P value

Egg

Larvae

90.3 ± 0.43

74.4 ± 0.57

64.9 ± 0.67

66.4 ± 0.48

55.0 ± 0.74

18.01

0.01

Pupae

93.4 ± 0.53

80.3 ± 0.34

65.6 ± 0.67

72.7 ± 0.72

60.8 ± 0.80

18.78

0.01

Adult

85.1 ± 0.64

70.9 ± 0.46

61.8 ± 0.47

68.4 ± 0.96

64.7 ± 0.75

23.1

0.05