Table 2.3
(continued)
Aphid species
Predator life stage
Type Search rate (h
À1
)
Handling time (h) Arena
Reference and model used
Acyrthosiphon
pisum
Females
II
0.099
Æ 0.006
0.086
Æ 0.01
Petri dish
Madadi et al. (2011)
Aphis gossypii
4th instar larvae
III
0.0106
Æ 0.00383
0.5040
Æ 0.0189
Cucumber leaf discs
Bigdelou (2012)
Aphis gossypii
Females
II
0.1208
Æ 0.0162
0.1843
Æ 0.017
Cucumber leaf discs
Bigdelou (2012)
Aphis gossypii
Males
II
0.1340
Æ 0.0218
0.6234
Æ 0.0422
Cucumber leaf discs
Bigdelou (2012)
Aphis gossypii
Female (One predator individual)
II
0. 122
Æ 0.021
0.105
Æ 0.048
Black eyed bean leaf
Davvodi Dehkordi et al. (2012)
Aphis gossypii
Female (Two predator individuals)
II
0.003
Æ 0.000424
0.106
Æ 0.00441
Black eyed bean leaf
Davvodi Dehkordi et al. (2012)
Aphis gossypii
Female
II
0.083
Æ 0.011
0.197
Æ 0.040
Open Patch design.
(18
 23
 5 cm)
Davvodi Dehkordi and Sahragard
(2013a)
Aphis gossypii
4th instar larvae
II
0.1780
Æ 0.0592
0.392
Æ 0.0337
Cucumber Leaf disc20
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
Females
III
0.00809
Æ 0.00233
0.4647
Æ 0.0225
Cucumber Leaf disc20
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
Males
II
0.1264
Æ 0.0494
0.5067
Æ 0.0864
Cucumber Leaf disc20
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
4th instar larvae
II
0.5134
Æ 0.2191
0.3070
Æ 0.0154
Cucumber Leaf disc25
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
Females
II
0.0856
Æ 0.0147
0.0975
Æ 0.0212
Cucumber Leaf disc25
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
Males
II
0.1347
Æ 0.0528
1.1192
Æ 0.1063
Cucumber Leaf disc25
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
4th instar larvae
II
0.0463
Æ 0.00508
0.0683
Æ 0.0183
Cucumber Leaf disc30
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
Aphis gossypii
Females
II
0.0484
Æ 0.0057
0.0861
Æ 0.0199
Cucumber Leaf disc30
C
Ebrahimi Arfaa (2014)
60
H. Madadi