Table 1 Effect of factitious hosts on parasitization, host larval emergence and adult emergence of T. pretiosum.

From: Host suitability and parasitism of Trichogramma pretiosum on Galleria melonella and Corcyra cephalonica for the management of fall armyworm

Treatments

Rearing host

Target host

Mean value

Mean difference

95% CI

t value

P value (2- tailed)

% Parasitization (T. pretiosum)

CC

C. cephalonica

C. cephalonica

59.33

0.66

(−14.08) − 15.41

0.12

0.906

GG

G. mellonella

G. mellonella

58.67

CF

C. cephalonica

S. frugiperda

40.00

(−20.66)

(−32.15) - (9.18)

−4.99

0.007*

GF

G. mellonella

S. frugiperda

60.67

% host larval emergence

CC

C. cephalonica

C. cephalonica

25.33

(−9.33)

(−15.47) - (−3.19)

−4.22

0.013*

GG

G. mellonella

G. mellonella

34.67

CF

C. cephalonica

S. frugiperda

31.33

9.33

(−0.548) − 19.21

2.62

0.058

GF

G. mellonella

S. frugiperda

22.00

% adult emergence (T. pretiosum)

CC

C. cephalonica

C. cephalonica

65.92

10.22

1.06–19.38

3.10

0.036*

GG

G. mellonella

G. mellonella

55.69

CF

C. cephalonica

S. frugiperda

63.60

(−3.93)

(−10.43) − 2.55

−1.68

0.167

GF

G. mellonella

S. frugiperda

67.54

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05.