Table 1.
Effects of PPF onAn. arabiensisegg laying and viable offspring production
| |
Control |
PPF |
Comparison offspring production |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regimen | Mean eggs laid | Mean larvae | Mean hatch rate (%) | Mean eggs laid | Mean larvae | Mean hatch rate (%) | % reduction in offspring | z value | p-value |
| A |
65.8 |
44.0 |
66.9 |
66.1 |
43.1 |
65.3 |
2.0 |
0.04 |
0.9691 |
| B |
44.4 |
31.6 |
71.3 |
0.6 |
0.0* |
0.0 |
100.0* |
NA |
NA |
| C |
50.2 |
40.6 |
80.9 |
40.5 |
35.4 |
87.5 |
12.8 |
−0.70 |
0.4868 |
| D | 27.9 | 24.6 | 88.1 | 18.6 | 14.8 | 79.5 | 39.9 | −0.87 | 0.3826 |
Data are from three experimental replicates. The comparison section displays the mixed effects analysis of larval count data, with percent reduction in offspring presented as the result of PPF exposure. * marks where offspring production was 100 percent inhibited.