Type of diet

Development time (days) ± SD

Egg-L1

L1-L2

L2-L3

L3-Pupae

Pupae-Adult

Diet 1

1.95 ± 0.33^a

2.94 ± 0.16^a

1.85 ± 0.09^a

1.97 ± 0.38^a

8.51 ± 0.22^a

Diet 2

2.15 ± 0.14^a

3.30 ± 0.13^a

2.03 ± 0.07^a

2.23 ± 0.11^a

10.28 ± 0.30^b

Probability

0.61^NS

0.13^NS

0.16^NS

0.88^NS

0.003**