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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Number of F1 progeny of Callosobruchus maculatus and Dinarmus basalis and cowpea seed damage

From: Efficacy of the parasitic wasp, Dinarmus basalis Rondani (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in reducing infestations by the cowpea beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)

No. of times of parasitoids application (TPA)

Mean no. of F1 progeny of adult C. maculatus

Mean no. of F1 progeny of D. basalis

Mean no. of exit holes on cowpea grains

4

0a

9.25ab

2.18ab

3

0.25a

3.75a

1.39a

2

1.25ab

3.5a

2.20ab

1

0.25a

14.75b

2.24ab

0

4.75b

3.25a

5.28c

LSD (0.05)

4.39

6.03

1.19

  1. Means were separated using Fisher’s Least Significant Difference at 5% level of significance.
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