Table 2. Aggregate and species-specific abundance measures (average ± SD) for the most abundant parasitoid and hyperparasitoid species, as reared from mealybug-infested plants.
| Abundance measure | Pathogen infection status | Test statistic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWB_NN | CWB_YN | CWB_YY | ||
| Total parasitoid abundance | 19.43 ± 35.10a | 13.75 ± 16.31a | 22.31 ± 37.62a | F2,38 = 0.59, p = 0.56 |
| Specialist abundance | 13.81 ± 22.41a | 10.62 ± 12.74a | 14.68 ± 25.29a | F2,34 = 0.01, p = 0.99 |
| Hyper-parasitoid abundance | 4.37 ± 11.80a | 1.93 ± 2.59a | 2.62 ± 6.88a | F2,18 = 1.16, p = 0.33 |
| A. lopezi | 13.31 ± 22.60a | 9.93 ± 12.25a | 2.50 ± 5.38a | F2,26 = 1.11, p = 0.34 |
| A. papayae | 0.12 ± 0.50a | 0.19 ± 0.40a | 7.12 ± 18.29b | F2,6 = 7.69, p = 0.02 |
| Prochiloneurus pulchellus | 2.87 ± 6.24a | 1.62 ± 2.22a | 2.43 ± 6.18a | F2,17 = 2.18, p = 0.14 |
| Pseudoleptomastix sp. | 0.12 ± 0.50a | 0.37 ±± 0.88a | 4.69 ± 7.92a | F2,11 = 1.81, p = 0.21 |
Parasitoid abundance levels are listed for CWB_NN (asymptomatic plants, in CWB-free plots), CWB_YN (asymptomatic plants, in CWB-affected plots), CWB_YY (symptomatic plants, in CWB-affected plots). Values within the same row followed by identical letters are not statistically significant (ANOVA, honest significant difference Tukey posthoc, α = 0.05).