| Table 1. Damage estimates to drupes of S. terebinthifolius made by M. transvaalensis wasps. Estimates derived from dissections of a subset (3 x 20 drupes) of drupes collected from different locations in Florida during 2 fruiting seasons. | |||||||
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
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(1997-1998) |
(1998-1999) |
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Site |
Name | County |
Mean |
se |
Mean |
se |
|
|
1 |
UF/FLREC | Broward |
39.3 |
7.5 |
28.3 |
3.3 |
|
|
2 |
Moorehaven | Glades |
47.3 |
2.8 |
96.7 |
1.7 |
|
|
3 |
Naples | Collier |
43.4 |
9.9 |
68.3 |
9.3 |
|
|
4 |
HW 41 | Collier |
29.0 |
6.9 |
30.0 |
7.6 |
|
|
5 |
Big Cypress Bend | Collier |
15.8 |
3.6 |
16.7 |
3.3 |
|
|
6 |
Everglades City | Collier |
26.5 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
|
7 |
Lake Okeechobee | Palm Beach |
22.8 |
2.4 |
35.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
8 |
West Palm Beach | Palm Beach |
29.8 |
6.6 |
40.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
9 |
Melbourne | Brevard |
24.2 |
16.3 |
21.7 |
1.7 |
|
|
10 |
Port St Lucie | St Lucie |
18.4 |
4.1 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
11 |
Clearwater | Pinellas |
66.3 |
9.2 |
28.3 |
4.4 |
|
|
12 |
Sarasota | Sarasota |
76.7 |
10.1 |
73.3 |
4.4 |
|
|
13 |
Daniel Beard, ENP | Dade |
25.7 |
6.2 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
|
|
14 |
Orlando | Orange |
72.2 |
5.1 |
25.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
15 |
Daytona | Volusia |
9.3 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
16 |
Clermont | Lake |
5.8 |
2.5 |
- 1 |
- |
|
|
17 |
Sebring | Highlands |
60.9 |
10.1 |
98.3 |
1.7 |
|
|
18 |
Treetops | Broward |
37.3 |
2.4 |
13.3 |
4.4 |
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| 1 Site abandoned during year 2 due to disappearance of host plant. | |||||||