Table 4.
Mean wing length, % insemination rates and mean egg production/female of F1 progeny females from crosses between wild-caught F1's and MALPAN An. arabiensis (F = Field, Mal = MALPAN, ♀ = female, ♂ = male, × = crossed with)
| Cross | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attribute | F♀ X F♂ |
F♀ X Mal♂ |
Mal♀ X F♂ |
Mal♀ X Mal♂ |
|
Mean wing length (mm) (Lower - Upper 95% CI) |
3.69 3.59 - 3.8 |
3.61 3.48 - 3.75 |
3.64 3.52 - 3.76 |
3.66 3.56 - 3.76 |
|
% Insemination rate (Lower - Upper 95% CI) |
37.9 35.4 - 40.3 |
72.7† (66.4 - 79.7) |
49.3 (45.7 - 52.9) |
53.8 (50.8 - 56.8) |
|
Mean egg production/female (Lower - Upper 95% CI) |
76.2 (50.4 - 102) |
62 (47.3 - 72.7) |
141.3† (134.4 - 155.1) |
58.7 (29.7 - 87.6) |
† showed statistically significant difference