Reproductive Biology, Mating Behavior, and Vibratory Communication of the Brown-Winged Stink Bug, Edessa meditabunda (Fabr.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Table 2
Effect of mating frequency on the reproductive biology and longevity of Edessa meditabunda females in the laboratory.
Preoviposition period (days)
Days between 1° mating and 1° oviposition
Days between consecutive oviposition
Number of egg mass/female
Number of eggs/mass
Total eggs/female
Reproductive period (days)
Fertilityb (%)
Female longevity (days)
Multiple-mated females
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
()
Single-mated females
a ()
a ()
b ()
b ()
13.a ()
b ()
b ()
a ()
a ()
Virgin females
a ()
c ()
b ()
c ()
c ()
b ()
Letters in each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (ANODEV and contrast analyses ).