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Table 1 Multi-factor variance analysis of effects of parasitoid-to-host ratio and exposure duration on reproductive parameters of Telenomus remus

From: Evaluation of key factors for mass rearing the egg parasitoid Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

Biological parameters

Factors

df

F

P

Wizened eggs rate (%)

A

3

3.76

0.016

B

6

2.04

0.076

A*B

18

2.93

0.001

Emergence rate (%)

A

3

3.75

0.016

B

6

2.05

0.075

A*B

18

2.93

0.001

Female proportion (%)

A

3

15.369

0.000

B

6

16.476

0.000

A*B

18

5.339

0.000

Number of adults produced

A

3

4.767

0.005

B

6

468.62

0.000

A*B

18

2.517

0.004

  1. A, exposure duration; B, parasitoid to host ratio