Table 3 Parasitism parameters (Means ± SE) of different generations of Trichogramma brassicae reared on Sitotroga cerealella eggs in both primary and rejuvenated populations

31

20.71 ± 2.79^a

≈ 1

0.279 ± 0.017^a

0.355 ± 0.025^a

32

19.95 ± 2.61^a

≈ 1

0.275 ± 0.016^a

0.349 ± 0.024^a

33

18.49 ± 2.40^ab

≈ 1

0.269 ± 0.016^a

0.339 ± 0.023^a

34

16.78 ± 2.32^ab

≈ 1

0.261 ± 0.016^ab

0.326 ± 0.024^ab

35

13.47 ± 1.95^bc

≈ 1

0.243 ± 0.016^bc

0.300 ± 0.024^bc

36

12.69 ± 1.82^bc

≈ 1

0.239 ± 0.016^bcd

0.293 ± 0.023^bcd

40

10.95 ± 1.51^cde

≈ 1

0.227 ± 0.015^bcd

0.275 ± 0.021^bcd

45

9.81 ± 1.26^cde

≈ 1

0.220 ± 0.013^bcd

0.265 ± 0.019^cd

31

9.93 ± 1.27^cde

≈ 1

0.220 ± 0.013^bcd

0.265 ± 0.019^bcd

32

9.99 ± 1.26^cde

≈ 1

0.221 ± 0.013^bcd

0.266 ± 0.019^bcd

33

9.93 ± 1.23^cde

≈ 1

0.220 ± 0.013^bcd

0.265 ± 0.019^cd

34

9.85 ± 1.25^cde

≈ 1

0.220 ± 0.013^bcd

0.264 ± 0.019^cd

35

9.41 ± 1.20^cde

≈ 1

0.216 ± 0.013^cd

0.259 ± 0.019^cd

36

9.29 ± 1.20^cde

≈ 1

0.215 ± 0.013^cd

0.258 ± 0.019^cd

40

8.78 ± 1.13^de

≈ 1

0.211 ± 0.013^cd

0.251 ± 0.019^cd

45

7.82 ± 1.01^e

≈ 1

0.202 ± 0.012^d

0.238 ± 0.017^d