Figure 5.

Effects of CS supplementation on reproductive capacity. Female flies pretreated with the control diet (CTL, gray bar) and experimental diets containing 10, 20, and 30 mg/mL CS (black bar) at 29°C for either 10 (a) or 20 (b) days were measured for fecundity. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Units represent the mean daily egg production per female. At least five vials were used, and total fly numbers were n = 50–60 for each treatment group. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 indicate significant differences compared with the control groups.