| Days |
No. Of Aphids |
No. Of aphids consumed |
Feeding percentage % |
| |
provided |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
| 1 |
25 |
18 |
16 |
72.00 |
64.00 |
| 2 |
25 |
24 |
18 |
96.00 |
72.00 |
| 3 |
30 |
26 |
19 |
86.67 |
63.33 |
| 4 |
30 |
24 |
18 |
80.00 |
60.00 |
| 5 |
30 |
27 |
17 |
90.00 |
56.67 |
| 6 |
35 |
32 |
25 |
91.43 |
71.43 |
| 7 |
35 |
30 |
24 |
85.71 |
68.57 |
| 8 |
40 |
38 |
22 |
95.00 |
55.00 |
| 9 |
40 |
39 |
33 |
97.50 |
82.50 |
| 10 |
40 |
40 |
35 |
100.00 |
87.50 |
| 11 |
40 |
21* |
38 |
52.50 |
95.00 |
| 12 |
45 |
42 |
36 |
93.33 |
80.00 |
| 13 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
88.89 |
77.78 |
| 14 |
45 |
42 |
29 |
93.33 |
64.44 |
| 15 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
80.00 |
60.00 |
| 16 |
50 |
44 |
40 |
88.00 |
80.00 |
| 17 |
50 |
28* |
41 |
56.00 |
82.00 |
| 18 |
50 |
42 |
32 |
84.00 |
64.00 |
| 19 |
60 |
56 |
30 |
93.33 |
60.00 |
| 20 |
60 |
49 |
38 |
81.67 |
63.33 |
| 21 |
60 |
54 |
34 |
90.00 |
56.67 |
| 22 |
65 |
52 |
34 |
80.00 |
52.31 |
| 23 |
65 |
60 |
38 |
92.31 |
58.46 |
| 24 |
65 |
34* |
42 |
52.31 |
64.62 |
| 25 |
65 |
48 |
40 |
73.84 |
61.54 |
| 26 |
65 |
47 |
36 |
72.31 |
55.38 |
| 27 |
65 |
50 |
35 |
76.92 |
53.85 |
| 28 |
65 |
46 |
39 |
70.77 |
60.00 |
| 29 |
65 |
58 |
38 |
89.23 |
58.46 |
| 30 |
65 |
44* |
39 |
67.69 |
60.00 |
| Mean |
49 |
39.83 ± 11.39 |
31.70 ± 8.07 |
82.36 |
66.30 |
(*) Indicated laying of eggs |
