Table 2. Resulting emergence of males and females of the cypress seed chalcid, Megastigmus wachtli , from eggs laid in seeds of Cupressus sempervirens by unfertilized female M. wachtli.
Number of emerging adults/trap
Parents/Dates of infestations Females Males Dates of emergence
fertilized females, 9/25/1995 2 0
4 0
1 3
5 3 from 01/09/1996 to 10/09/1996
4 6
3 4
virgin females, 9/25/1995 0 2 9/14/1996
0 6 9/14/1996
0 12 9/14/1996
0 7 9/18/1996
fertilized females, 10/21/1995 5 4
2 3
6 8
1 1 from 01/09/1996 to 10/09/1996
5 2
0 3
virgin females, 10/21/1995 0 3 10/22/1996
0 2 9/18/1996
0 8 9/14/1996
0 5 10/20/1996