Table 1 Time (mean ± SE) required for A. japonicus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) males to locate females.

From: Novel insights into courtship and mating behavior of Anastatus japonicus enhance pest control and mass-rearing efficiency

Age of male status

Age of female status

Time (seconds) *

Newly emerged

Newly emerged

27.90 f D w

Newly emerged

24-h-old

31.05 de C

24-h-old

Newly emerged

29.53 e x

Newly emerged

48-h-old

36.31 c y

48-h-old

Newly emerged

32.42 d B

Newly emerged

5-d-old

61.47 a z

5-d-old

Newly emerged

40.99 b A

  1. *Time calculated in seconds. Different alphabets denote significance difference; first column in small letters: overall significance among all treatments while capital and lower alphabets in second and third column represents among different aged male and female, respectively (ANOVA; p < 0.05).