Table 2.
Developmental time from egg to pupa and from pupa to adult, and F1 longevity of Neobrachelia edessa developing in Edessa meditabunda, expressed in days (mean ± SD)
| Number of larvae inside the host | Host’s sex | F1’s sex | Host’s origin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–4 | > 4 | Female | Male | Female | Male | Field | Lab | |
| e-p |
27.2 (± 0.42) (n = 60) |
30.1 (± 0.55) (n = 77) |
30.8 (± 1.01) (n = 26) |
29.3 (± 0.49) (n = 90) |
28.9 (± 0.53) (n = 73) |
28.8 (± 0.8) (n = 13) |
29.1 (± 0.94) (n = 22) |
- | - |
| p-a |
18.9 (± 0.4) (n = 14) |
19.2 (± 0.29) (n = 18) |
19.3 (± 0.49) (n = 6) |
19.1 (± 0.28) (n = 19) |
19.2 (± 0.33) (n = 19) |
19.2 (± 0.32) (n = 13) |
19 (± 0.28) (n = 22) |
18.2 (± 0.34) (n = 73) |
19.1 (± 0.2) (n = 56) |
| Longevity |
11.9 (± 1.81) (n = 14) |
9.4 (± 1.2) (n = 14) |
13 (± 2.58) (n = 4) |
9.2 (± 1.24) (n = 16) |
12.6 (± 1.5) (n = 16) |
10.1 (± 1.28) (n = 12) |
11.4 (± 1.42) (n = 20) |
10.2 (± 0.68) (n = 70) |
10.1 (± 0.77) (n = 50) |