Table 2.
Effects of PPF onAn. arabiensistotal egg production, retention and laying
| |
Control |
PPF |
Comparison eggs laid |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regimen | Total egg production | Mean eggs retained | Mean eggs laid | Proportion eggs laid | Total egg production | Mean eggs retained | Mean eggs laid | Proportion eggs laid | z value | p-value |
| A |
2039 |
118 |
85.9 |
0.42 |
1829 |
122.7 |
80.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5607 |
| B |
793 |
16.9 |
82.3 |
0.83 |
605 |
84 |
2.4 |
0.03 |
−3.5 |
0.0004* |
| C |
513 |
23.4 |
79.2 |
0.77 |
387 |
32.8 |
64 |
0.66 |
−0.4 |
0.6693 |
| D | 277 | 9.7 | 36.5 | 0.79 | 261 | 0 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.983 |
Means are calculated per mosquito batch. The comparison section displays the mixed effects analysis of the proportion of eggs laid. * marks a significant (p < 0.05) result.