Table 3 Growth and development of Edovum puttleri in CPB eggs produced by artifical-diet fed and leaf-fed CPBs

Treatment Initial Egg No. Parasitism Emergence Rate CPB Eggs Producing Wasps (P x E)* (%) Weight (microgram) Longevity (days) Control 717 76.1 6.2a 67.7 5.7b 50.7 5.1a 42.7 1.0a 1.60 0.20a P-diet 1106 50.2 4.8b 92.4 1.6a 49.1 6.1a 38.9 1.0a 1.35 0.05ab LP-diet 1306 50.4 4.9b 77.1 5.8ab 37.3 3.0a 39.1 1.3a 1.33 0.06ab For-diet 909 39.4 7.4b 83.1 4.8ab 33.2 7.7a 38.7 1.3a 1.09 0.12b

*(P x E) = % Parasitism x % Emergence Control = beetles reared on potato leaves; P-diet = F2 and F3 generation beetles reared on Potato diet; L-diet = F2 and F3generation beetles reared on Lettuce+ Potato diet; For-diet = F2 and F3 generation beetles reared on the Forrester diet (see Table 1 for description of diets). For each experimental group at least 175 CPB eggs were made available for parasitization, and each experiment was repeated at least four times. For each parameter, a one-way ANOVA and the Tukey's HSD test were used to determine if there were significant differences among treatment groups. Means ( S. E.) in the same column followed by the same letter were not significantly different.