Table 1. Mean number of eggs (± S.E.M) and mean percentage of hatched larvae (± S.E.M) per cage of intra- and inter- specific non choice crosses of 20 virgin Ae. albopictus and Ae. cretinus males and females.
Cross mating | Replicates (cages) | Mean number of eggs per cage (±S.E.M)* | Mean percentage (%) of hatched larvae per cage (±S.E.M) |
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♂ Ae. albopictus + ♀ Ae. albopictus | 4 | 498±38a | 94±2 |
♂ Ae. cretinus + ♀ Ae. cretinus | 4 | 314±54b | 87±4 |
♂ Ae. albopictus + ♀ Ae. cretinus | 4 | 213±28c | 0 |
♂ Ae. cretinus + ♀ Ae. albopictus | 4 | 36±11d | 0 |
♀ Ae. albopictus | 4 | 11±8d | 0 |
♀ Ae. cretinus | 4 | 2±2d | 0 |
*Means in a column followed by different letter are significantly different (SNK test, P<0.05).