Table 1.
Mating design for the progeny development time assay.
Mating for progeny development time | |
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One sex treated with autoclaved spores | A treated females × untreated males |
B treated males × untreated females | |
One sex types treated with sterile H2O | C treated females × untreated males |
D treated males × untreated females | |
No treatment | E untreated females × untreated males |
All line types (selected—S, puncture control—CP, and no perturbation—CN) were used for crosses A, B, C, D, and E. The average emergence (eclosion) time of progeny was determined for each cross (A–E).