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. 2012 Sep 11;5:199. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-199

Table 2.

Effect of rearing temperature on Cx. tarsalis development parameters

Treatment Temperature Exp 1 (CV) Exp 2 (CV) Exp 3 (YC) Exp 4 (YC)
 
Days to first pupation1
19°C
11.6a
12.5a
11a
11a
25°C
7.6b
8.8b
7.6b
7b
31°C
7.2b
7.8b
6.6c
6.6b
 
Days to first emergence1
19°C
15.6a
17a
17a
13.6a
25°C
10b
10.8b
10.2b
10b
31°C
9.2b
9.6c
7.6c
7.6c
 
% pupation2
19°C
81a
69b
75a
78a
25°C
75b
80a
69b
77a
31°C
64c
68b
44c
43b
 
% pupal emergence2
19°C
83c
84b
78b
85b
25°C
92a
92a
84a
89a
31°C
87b
84b
50c
68c
 
% emergence larvae to adult2
19°C
67a
58b
59a
67a
25°C
69a
74a
58a
68a
31°C
56b
57b
22b
30b
 
% Adult winglength (mm)1
19°C
3.78a
3.87a
3.82a
3.74a
25°C
3.30b
3.40b
3.37b
3.44b
31°C 3.08c 3.13c - 3.13c

1 t-test.

2 χ2 - test.

Data with different superscripted letters in each development parameter are significantly different within each experiment.

YC Yolo County, CV Coachella Valley.