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Table 5 Adult preoviposition period (APOP), total preoviposition period (TPOP) (sum of developmental time and adult preoviposition period), and reproductive parameters of Leptomastix dactylopii

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

Parameter

n

x̄ ± s.e

APOP (d)

15

0

TPOP (d)

15

18.80 ± 0.11

Oviposition days (d)

15

17.07 ± 1.71

Fecundity (offspring)

15

92.13 ± 9.87

Longevity of female (d)

15

22.07 ± 2.43

Longevity of male (d)

10

19.80 ± 1.87

Total lifespan of female (d)

15

40.87 ± 2.45

Total lifespan of male (d)

10

37.80 ± 1.87

  1. Standard errors (s.e.) were estimated by using the bootstrap technique with 100,000 re-samplings