The Journal of Insect Science: Volume 3/Article 28/Figure 2

Figure 2. Developmental chronology of Encarsia formosa as a function of host instar parasitized. A, B and C, host parasitized as 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd instar nymphs, respectively. At least 10 parasitized whitefly nymphs were dissected each day post-parasitization and the stage of parasitoid development was ascertained. The whitefly instar, and for the 4^th instar, stage (x-axis) in which each parasitoid instar, pupa, or adult was present is represented by a horizontal line. For example, when a first instar whitefly was parasitized, 1^st instar parasitoids were detected in 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th instar hosts, and 2^nd instar parasitoids were detected in 3^rd and 4^th (stages 1-5) instar hosts. P = parasitoid larva; Pupa = parasitoid pupa; Adult = adult parasitoid.