Number (mean ± SE) of prey consumed in monospecific (<i>Mp</i> or <i>Nt</i>), conspecific (2<i>Mp</i> or 2<i>Nt</i>) and heterospecific (<i>MpNt</i>) treatments, at various prey densities of <i>M</i>. <i>persicae</i> nymphs with or without the presence of a flower.

<p><i>Mp</i> denotes <i>M</i>. <i>pygmaeus</i> and <i>Nt</i> denotes <i>N</i>. <i>tenuis</i>. Different upper letters indicate significant differences among prey densities for each treatment separately. Different lower letters indicate significant differences among treatments for each density separately.