Ecological Observations of Native Geocoris pallens and G. punctipes Populations in the Great Basin Desert of Southwestern Utah

Table 1

Distribution of nymphal and adult stages in G. pallens collections tested for their tendency to eat M. sexta eggs (Figure 6).

Stage	May 15th	May 16th	June 1st	June 15th
Nymphs
1	—	—	—	—
2	8.1%	—	1.0%	—
3	16.1%	—	—	—
4	21.0%	—	9.2%	1.9%
5	27.4%	29.0%	21.4%	2.8%
Adults	27.4%	71.0%	68.4%	95.3%
𝑛	62	31	98	107