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Table 2 Total preadult duration (mean ± SE), preadult survival rate, adult longevity, total longevity, adult pre-oviposition period, total pre-oviposition period, fecundity, proportion of female, and oviposition days of Telenomus remus reared on Spodoptera litura eggs

From: Evaluation of Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) as a biocontrol agent of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on two-sex life table and functional response analyses

Parameter

T. remus

n

Mean ± SE

Matched cohort size (female:male)

–

94:80

Initial cohort size (female:male)

–

15:15

Preadult duration (days)

174

10.03 ± 0.05

Female preadult duration (days)

94

10.30 ± 0.06

Male preadult duration (days)

80

9.71 ± 0.09

Preadult survival rate (sa) (%)

190

0.9158 ± 0.020

Adult longevity (days)

174

8.02 ± 0.19

Female longevity (days)

94

8.68 ± 0.32

Male longevity (days)

80

7.24 ± 0.10

Total longevity (days)

174

17.37 ± 0.25

Female total longevity (days)

94

18.98 ± 0.33

Male total longevity (days)

80

16.95 ± 0.13

Adult preoviposition period (days)

94

0.00 ± 0.00

Total preoviposition period (days)

94

10.30 ± 0.06

Fecundity (F) (eggs/female)

94

186.90 ± 2.42

Proportion of female (Nf /N)

190

0.495 ± 0.036

Proportion of male (Nm/N)

190

0.421 ± 0.036

Proportion of female (Nn/N)

190

0.084 ± 0.020

Oviposition days (Od) (days)

94

7.30 ± 0.23

  1. The standard error (SE) were estimated by using a bootstrap-match technique with 100,000 resamplings