Endo- or ecto-parasitism with the cluster fly, Pollenia dasypoda Portochisky (Diptera: Calliphoridae), based on the diameter of its host body, the earthworm Allolobophora caligonosa (Sav.)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 4 Numbers of appeared endo- and ecto-parasitism by third instar larvae (L₃) of P. dasypoda in A. caligonosa related to diameter of both parasitoid larva and host body (n = 250)

Replicates (n = 50)	1	2	3	4	5	Control
Endo-parasitism	50	49	50	49	49	50
Ecto-parasitism	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ecto-parasitism %	0	2	0	2	2	0
Mean diameter of L₃	2.90 mm
Mean diameter of host (endo-parasitized)	3.85 mm
Mean diameter of host (ecto-parasitized)	2. 35
Total ecto-parasitism %	2.4