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Table 2 The mean (± SE) adult pre-oviposition, total pre-oviposition and oviposition, periods, female fecundity, total and adult longevity of Tetranychus urticae on cucumber plants treated with different concentrations of spermine

From: The effect of spermine on Tetranychus urticae-Cucumis sativus interaction

Treatment

APOP

(d)

TPOP

(d)

Ovi. period

(d)

Fecundity

Total longevity

(d)

Adult

(d)

Control

0.62 ± 0.04a

9.68 ± 0.15a

8.96 ± 0.88b

70.23 ± 7.07b

22.71 ± 0.90b

13.65 ± 0.88b

Spm 1 mM

0.67 ± 0.04a

9.64 ± 0.07a

14.43 ± 1.33a

121.81 ± 13.26a

26.00 ± 1.16a

17.10 ± 1.18a

Spm 2 mM

0.68 ± 0.05a

9.79 ± 0.27a

11.27 ± 1.00ab

93.88 ± 9.89ab

23.20 ± 0.93ab

14.14 ± 0.97ab

Spm 3 mM

0.76 ± 0.07a

10.09 ± 0.47a

11.60 ± 1.26ab

92.36 ± 10.25ab

25.97 ± 1.28a

16.81 ± 1.33a

  1. The means followed by different letters in each column are significantly different (paired-bootstrap at 5% significance level)