Table 1 Life history traits (means ± SE) of C. montrouzieri feeding on aphids (M. japonica) and mealybugs (P. citri)

No. of tested individuals

56

48

Development time of first instar (days)^a

6.61 ± 0.128

3.78 ± 0.08

Development time of second instar (days)^a

4.00 ± 0.11

3.46 ± 0.10

Development time of third instar (days)^a

4.76 ± 0.16

3.43 ± 0.10

Development time of fourth instar (days)^a

6.78 ± 0.18

5.42 ± 0.09

Development time of prepupa (days)^a

6.27 ± 0.20

5.03 ± 0.10

Development time of pupa (days)^a

8.67 ± 0.24

6.31 ± 0.13

Survival rate of first instar (%)^a

33.33

90.00

Survival rate of second instar (%)

76.00

88.89

Survival rate of third instar (%)^a

83.33

94.23

Survival rate of fourth instar (%)^a

85.71

94.12

Survival rate of pupa (%)

96.30

87.50

Weight of female adult (mg)^a

7.59 ± 0.16

10.94 ± 0.29

Weight of male adult (mg)^a

6.72 ± 0.24

9.17 ± 0.42

Female ratio (%)^a

58.33

67.22

Preoviposition time (days)^a

22.83 ± 2.12

5.29 ± 0.18

Oviposition time (days)^a

88.60 ± 3.56

76.57 ± 2.69

Postoviposition time (days)

11.20 ± 0.91

10.86 ± 0.55

No. of deposited eggs^a

196.57 ± 9.75

366.57 ± 12.43

Egg hatch rate (%)

67.12

75.00