Host Suitability of House Fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), Pupae Killed by High or Low Temperature Treatment for a Parastoid, Spalangia endius (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

Table 3

Progeny production of S. endius on house fly pupae treated with different temperatures and storage periods after heat treatment.

Storage temperature (°C)	𝑁^∗	Storage period (weeks)	Pupal treatment	No. progeny produced (mean±SE)
—	14	—	Live	13.5±1.0	a**
—	10	—	Heat-killed	9.4±0.9	ab
3	10	8	Heat-killed	2.9±0.9	cd
3	10	12	Heat-killed	0.4±0.2	d
−20	10	1	Heat-killed	5.7±1.2	bcd
−20	10	4	Heat-killed	6.7±0.6	bc
−20	10	8	Heat-killed	6.6±1.2	bc
−20	10	12	Heat-killed	3.1±0.6	cd
−80	9	1	Heat-killed	10.3±1.7	ab
−80	10	4	Heat-killed	8.1±2.0	abc
−80	10	8	Heat-killed	8.0±1.8	abc
−80	10	12	Heat-killed	10.5±1.3	ab
−80	15	52	Heat-killed	10.5±1.2	ab

* 𝑁 is indicated replications.
**Means within column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 𝑃=0.05 (Tukey’s HSD test).