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Percentage of adult emergence of weevil embryos raised within GPF
| Number of embryos per experiment | % of adult emergence | Development time (days)* | |
| Experiment 1 | 41 | 34.1 | 37 |
| Experiment 2 | 38 | 36.8 | 38 |
| Experiment 3 | 42 | 33.9 | 38 |
| Average | 33.9 | 37.7 ± 0.74 |
* The natural development time from the embryo to the adult of symbiotic weevils (at 27.5°C and 70 rh) is arround 30 days.
