Table 3 Effect of factitious hosts on total developmental period and adult longevity 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

T mean

Mean difference

95% CI

t value

P value (2- tailed)

Total developmental period (T. pretiosum)

CC

C. cephalonica

C. cephalonica

10.20

−2.8

(−4.84) - (0.75)

−3.81

0.018*

GG

G. mellonella

G. mellonella

13.00

CF

C. cephalonica

S. frugiperda

11.60

0.4

(−0.28) −1.08

1.63

0.177

GF

G. mellonella

S. frugiperda

11.20

Adult longevity (T. pretiosum)

CC

C. cephalonica

C. cephalonica

1.80

−0.2

(−123) − 0.83

−0.53

0.621

GG

G. mellonella

G. mellonella

2.00

CF

C. cephalonica

S. frugiperda

2.60

0.4

(−0.28) − 1.08

1.63

0.177

GF

G. mellonella

S. frugiperda

2.20

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05.