Claim · model-written summary
Handling times differed significantly across prey stages.
- Taxon
- teat0
- Interactor
- O. coffeaeOligonychus coffeaee0pest
- Outcome
- handling timese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“significantly different attack rates ( a ) and handling times ( T h ) for the various life stages of O. coffeae”
t0“tea”
Title
Nagaraj Santhana Bharathi; Krishnaswamy Sujatha; Thattante Parambil Rabeesh The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology 2025. doi:10.1186/s41936-025-00470-5
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Association Predatory potential rose with higher temperature and predator stage.
- Association Predatory potential decreased with later prey stage.
- Observation All predator instars showed maximum predation at 25 and 30 °C.
- Observation All predator instars preferred mite eggs.
- Observation All three instars showed type II functional responses to every prey life stage.
- Observation Attack rates differed significantly across prey stages.
- Observation Eggs were attacked more frequently and handled more briefly.
- Observation Third instar functional response ratio was highest on eggs at 1173.35.
- Observation Third instar functional response ratio on larvae was 872.19.
- Observation Third instar functional response ratio on nymphs was 287.11.
- Observation Third instar functional response ratio on adults was 276.57.
- Observation Theoretical maximum consumption supported declining predatory efficiency with prey stage.
- Observation Third instar larvae consumed significantly more prey at 25 to 30 °C.
- Recommendation The authors suggest using the predator in mite biocontrol strategies.