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Survival rates with different buffer treatments
| Treatment | % Survival to:
|
Sex ratio (female/total) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatch (Larvae/eggs) | Pupation (Pupae/larvae) | Eclosion (Adult/pupae) | ||
| PBS | 32.1 (143/446) | 18.8 (84/143) | 51.2 (43/84) | 41.9 (18/43) |
| Ringer's | 29.9 (90/301) | 22.9 (69/90) | 66.7 (46/69) | 34.8 (16/46) |
| SPG | 38.3 (131/342) | 30.1 (103/131) | 73.8 (76/103) | 48.7 (37/76) |
