Table 3.
Reproductive periods of females for five medfly populations in F2, F5, F7 and F9 laboratory generations. Females were ovipositing in hollow, plastic hemispheres.
| Reproductive periods- Origin |
Average duration (days ± SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2 | F5 | F7 | F9 | |
| Preoviposition | ||||
| Kenya | 9.6 ± 0.6 ab | 7.6 ± 0.3 c | 10.8 ± 0.7 a | 8.7 ± 0.4 bc |
| Portugal | 19.3 ± 2.3 a | 20.4 ± 2.8 a | 17.3 ± 1.9 a | 11.1 ± 0.6 b |
| Greece | 18.7 ± 1.2 a | 17.8 ± 1.1 ab | 17.2 ± 1.4 ab | 15.7 ± 0.7 b |
| Hawaii | 13.0 ± 0.8 a | 11.6 ± 0.8 ab | 9.9 ± 0.5 b | 9.8 ± 1.1 b |
| Guatemala | 17.8 ± 0.9 a | 15.0 ± 1.3 ab | 13.6 ± 1.1 bc | 10.9 ± 0.7 c |
| Oviposition | ||||
| Kenya | 21.7 ± 1.5 a | 24.6 ± 1.6 a | 25.9 ± 1.6 a | 26.8 ± 1.4 a |
| Portugal | 36.7 ± 2.7 a | 31.3 ± 3.5 ab | 28.8 ± 3.6 ab | 25.3 ± 2.3 b |
| Greece | 35.2 ± 2.3 a | 31.8 ± 2.4 a | 32.2 ± 1.7 a | 36.4 ± 2.6 a |
| Hawaii | 15.9 ± 1.6 ab | 13.8 ± 0.9 b | 18.5 ± 1.4 a | 12.8 ± 1.3 b |
| Guatemala | 19.8 ± 1.6 a | 16.8 ± 2.1 a | 21.8 ± 1.8 a | 20.2 ± 2.2 a |
| Post oviposition | ||||
| Kenya | 7.8 ± 1.0 a | 4.6 ± 0.6 b | 6.4 ± 1.2 ab | 6.0 ± 0.9 ab |
| Portugal | 4.9 ± 1.1 a | 4.8 ± 0.8 a | 6.3 ± 1.4 a | 3.1 ± 0.4 b |
| Greece | 4.2 ± 0.8 b | 3.4 ± 0.5 b | 6.2 ± 0.7 a | 3.5 ± 0.6 b |
| Hawaii | 4.2 ± 0.6 b | 4.8 ± 0.8 ab | 3.2 ± 0.5 b | 6.6 ± 0.7 a |
| Guatemala | 2.5 ± 0.3 a | 4.6 ± 1.1 a | 3.7 ± 1.3 a | 3.0 ± 0.5 a |
Averages within rows followed by the same letter are not significantly differed (log-rank test; P > 0.05)