Table 2.
Comparison of single and yeast added larval diets on life parameters of Anopheles stephensi using paired t-test
|
Food ingredient |
Larval duration (days) |
Time L1 to adult (days) |
Survival of L1 to pupa% |
Survival of L1 to adult (%) |
Adult size (mm) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M* | F** | |||||
| Liver + Yeast |
10.75 |
12.75 |
81.67 |
75.0 |
2.96 |
3.06 |
| Bovine liver |
9.75 (t = 1.48, p = 0.19) |
11.75 (t = 1.48, p = 0.19 ) |
83.33 (t = 1.0, p = 0.35 ) |
74.17 (t = 0.28, p = 0.79) |
||
| Corn + Yeast |
10.0 |
11.90 |
76.67 |
69.17 |
3.02 |
3,05 |
| Corn |
8.25 (t = 3.66, p = 0.01 ) |
10.25 (t = 3.55, p = 0.01) |
80.83 (t = 1.99, p = 0.09 ) |
78 .33 (t = 3.97, p = 0.007) |
||
| Bean + Yeast |
9.25 |
11.25 |
66.67 |
65.0 |
3.02 |
3.05 |
| Bean |
11.75 (t = 4.63, p < 0.001) |
13.25 (t = 3.70, p = 0.01) |
80.83 (t = 6.76, p < 0.001) |
76.77 (t = 5.42 , p < 0.001) |
||
| Chickpea + Yeast |
8.25 |
10.23 |
77.40 |
75.83 |
3.09 |
3.05 |
| Chickpea |
9.25 (t = 2.83, p = 0.03) |
11.25 (t = 2.75, p = 02 ) |
79.17 (t = 0.34, p = 0.74 ) |
75.0 (t = 0.18, p = 0.86 ) |
||
| Rice + Yeast |
9.25 |
11.23 |
72.50 |
70.83 |
3.08 |
3.05 |
| Rice |
11.50 (t = 4.02, p = 0.006) |
13.50 (t = 4.04, p = 0.006) |
71.67 (t = 0.19, p = 0.86) |
70.83 (t = 0.0, p = 1.0) |
||
| Wheat + Yeast |
8.50 |
10.50 |
77.40 |
69.17 |
3.04 |
3.08 |
| Wheat | 11.25 (t = 7.20, p < 0.001) | 13.0 (t = 5.0, p = 0.002) | 70.83 (t = 2.53, p = 0.04) | 67.17 (t = 0.0, p = 1.0) | ||
*male, ** female.