Examples of cocoon

• However, adult eclosion did not always occur from cocoons derived from hosts that had been parasitized at the later time points.

• Six days later the female was supplied with similar cocoons and with one not covered with strawboard.

• However, second and fourth instars were also readily attacked, together contributing almost 50% of the final number of parasitoid cocoons produced.

• Under natural conditions, most cocoons were found in the upper 1 cm of sand within a radius of 500 cm from the nest.

• The host larvae hatched, entered the apples, and when fully fed, emerged and made their cocoons.

• Therefore, a second set of parasitized cocoons was left intact until the seventh day after oviposition and then carefully opened.

• Parasitized cocoons were put into a climate chamber immediately after the female completed oviposition.

• The cocoons were transferred to ventilated plastic containers for adult emergence and mating.