Table 1. Effects of host plant on the duration of immature and adult development of T. ludeni females at 27° C and 70% RH
| Developmental duration in days (Mean ± S.E.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stages | on A. cruentus | on S. macrocarpon |
| Egg | 4.24 ± 0.06a (N = 58) | 4.19 ± 0.04a (N = 76) |
| Larva | 1.87 ± 0.05a (N = 58) | 1.98 ± 0.05a (N = 70) |
| Protonymph | 1.59 ± 0.06b (N = 56) | 1.82 ± 0.05a (N = 63) |
| Deutonymph | 1.90 ± 0.04b (N = 56) | 2.12 ± 0.07a (N = 57) |
| Total (immature stages) | 9.60 ± 0.13b (N = 56) | 10.12 ± 0.07a (N = 57) |
| Preoviposition | 1.25 ± 0.10a (N = 20) | 1.24 ± 0.13a (N = 17) |
| Oviposition | 15.55 ± 1.24a (N = 20) | 12.88 ± 1.30a (N = 17) |
| Postoviposition | 1.95 ± 0.17a (N = 20) | 0.77 ± 0.53b (N = 17) |
| Female longevity | 28.33 ± 1.27a (N = 20) | 24.93 ± 1.26a (N = 17) |