Treatment
No. of cages
No. of adults
Temperature°C
Mean age of
S. tsugae
(mo)
Holding period (days)
Mean% survival
CC Diet+HWA N1
16
412
14
3.4 ± 1.1
91 ± 17.4
90.1 ± 10.7
CC Diet+HWA N1
9
253
14
8.0 ± 0.9
86 ± 17.8
89.1 ± 17.6
HWA N1 only=Control
8
371
14
2.7 ± 0.5
71 ± 5.1
3.1 ± 2.9
CC Diet+HWA N1
32
692
22
4.3 ± 0.7
60 ± 9.5
94.7 ± 6.5
CC Diet+HWA N1
28
591
22
7.9 ± 1.5
64± 6.7
92.5± 9.2
Table 3:
Comparison of
Sasajiscymnus tsugae
percent adult survival with or without CC Diet and honey supplement at 14 and 22°C during extended holding periods of foliage deterioration and HWA depletion, Means ± S.D. are reported.