Table 3.
Survival of the wild-type and the black pupae strain compared to the genetic sexing strain T(Y:bp+)-7 (mean ± SD)
| Strain | Egg hatched (%) |
Larval survival 3rd instar (%) |
Larval to pupal survival (%) |
Adult emergence (%) |
Egg to adult survival (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 94.60 ± 3.20a | 73.40 ± 11.73a | 98.48 ± 1.12a | 94.72 ± 4.30a | 68.50 ± 12.00a |
| bp/bp | 91.80 ± 4.28a | 76.20 ± 7.34a | 93.94 ± 5.74b | 91.23 ± 4.44a | 65.30 ± 8.12a |
| T(Y:bp+)-7 | 63.70 ± 6.00b | 43.90 ± 5.91b | 98.66 ± 2.92a | 91.02 ± 6.16a | 39.30 ± 5.25b |
The same letter after the mean values indicates that the differences between these lines are not significant.