Table 1. Results of crossing experiments between infected (w) and uninfected (u) mites.

Cross type	N	Number of eggs	Hatchability%	Sex ratio (% females)	Daughters	Sons	Total offsprings	Mortality%
♀u×♂u	20	28.35±0.87b	94.61±0.72a	83.86±0.99a	21.75±0.59a	4.30±0.31	26.05±0.76a	2.72±0.51
♀u×♂w	24	30.79±0.71ab	45.03±3.19b	50.93±3.66b	5.38±0.63b	4.96±0.46	10.33±0.88b	25.57±3.53
♀w×♂u	25	33.86±0.64a	93.52±0.85a	81.01±0.85a	25.00±0.47a	5.86±0.27	30.86±0.47a	2.40±0.46
♀w×♂w	27	29.41±0.61b	97.27±0.91a	81.03±1.02a	22.59±0.58a	5.24±0.24	27.82±0.48a	2.54±0.60
		***	***	***	***	NS	***	***

Abbreviations: N, number of replicates; Values for each trait are mean±s.e. NS, not significant;

^* P<0.05;

^** P<0.01;

^*** P<0.001.

Comparisons within a column marked with the same superscript (a, b or c) are not significantly different (P>0.05) by a Tukey’s post hoc test.