Table 3.
Influences of larval diets on the H. armigera adult emergence and body weight
Larvae fed diet | Emergence percent* | Percent of moth with abnormal wing shape* |
Body weight (mg)* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | A | 83.5 ± 5.9 a | 8.3 ± 0.6 b | 141.4 ± 5.2 a |
B | 86.2 ± 4.6 a | 10.5 ± 0.8 b | 133.9 ± 3.6 ab | |
C | 84.3 ± 6.1 a | 14.5 ± 0.9 a | 126.5 ± 4.0 b | |
Female | A | 84.1 ± 8.7 a | 9.5 ± 0.6 b | 158.6 ± 3.1 a |
B | 84.8 ± 5.7 a | 11.1 ± 0.7 ab | 139.2 ± 5.5 b | |
C | 84.9 ± 7.4 a | 14.5 ± 1.2 a | 138.0 ± 7.2 b |
* Data are shown as Mean ± SE for at least 10 individuals. Different small letters after values indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among different treatments by a one-way ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). See text and Table 1 for further explanations.