Table 1 Effect of non-competitive context (Exp. 1 and 2) and competitive context (Exp. 3) by C. marginiventris and M. rufiventris wasps on the mean number (± SE) lifetime parasitization, female % of total progeny and remaining mature eggs in the oviducts, when 180 S. littoralis larvae (60/instar) introduced to mated females of each of Exp. 1, Exp. 2 and Exp. 3

29.4 ± 1.6 b

45.5 ± 2.2 a

24.6 ± 2.3 b

21.3 ± 2.1 c

31.6 ± 2.1 b

43.1 ± 1.2 a

28.1 ± 3.7 b

40.3 ± 2.1 a

24.9 ± 2.4 b

14.4 ± 7.1 b

25.9 ± 3.2 b

49.9 ± 2.3 a

76.8 ± 5.9 b

109.2 ± 3.0 a

54.2 ± 3.4 c

36.0 ± 2.7 c

101.4 ± 2.3 b

118.4 ± 5.5 a

45.2 ± 3.3 b

76.0 ± 7.3 a

45.0 ± 3.7 b

14.0 ± 1.7 c

52.6 ± 5.3 b

111.4 ± 3.2 a

15.4 ± 4.0

11.6 ± 3.9

13.6 ± 1.9

16.3 ± 1.8

4.8 ± 1.6

7.8 ± 1.3

8.1 ± 1.7

11.3 ± 1.1

20.2 ± 5.6

19.4 ± 4.3

21.7 ± 2.7

27.5 ± 1.7