Host stage preference and demographic parameters of Leptomastix dactylopii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Mean developmental time (d), hind tibia length (µm), and head width (µm) of Leptomastix dactylopii, when developed in different stages of Planococcus ficus

Parameter	n	Mealybug stages
		3rd nymph	n	Female
		x̄ ± s.e		x̄ ± s.e
Developmental time of female	13	15.69 ± 0.26^b	53	16.89 ± 0.24^a*
Developmental time of male	29	14.76 ± 0.18^b	88	15.85 ± 0.19^a
Hind tibia length of female	13	545 ± 20^b	53	671 ± 24^a
Hind tibia length of male	29	422 ± 14^b	88	616 ± 14^a
Head width of female	13	472 ± 8^b	53	646 ± 17^a
Head width of male	29	396 ± 12^b	88	581 ± 12^a

*Means within a row followed by different lowercase letters are significantly different (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.05)