Table 2. Life-table parameters of Propylea japonica when fed a sucrose solution-based diet containing Cry1Ah, Cry2Ab or E-64.
Treatment | Larval development time (d)a | Pupation rate (%)b | Pupal development time (d)a | Eclosion rate (%)b | Adult fresh weight (mg)c | |
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Female | Male | |||||
Control: pure diet | 11.63 ± 0.14 | 91.43 | 4.25 ± 0.04 | 93.75 | 5.1 ± 0.18 | 4.42 ± 0.15 |
Cry1Ah 500 μg/ml diet | 11.24 ± 0.18 | 97.14 | 4.15 ± 0.13 | 100 | 5.25 ± 0.18 | 4.25 ± 0.16 |
Cry2Ab 500 μg/ml diet | 11.55 ± 0.20 | 94.29 | 4.11 ± 0.11 | 100 | 5.24 ± 0.15 | 4.52 ± 0.14 |
E-64 400 μg/ml diet | 15.9 ± 0.51* | 14.29* | 4.4 ± 0.19 | 100 | 4.87 ± 0.26 | 4.18 |
Data are means ± SE. Each toxin treatment was compared to the control. An asterisk denotes a significant difference between a toxin treatment and the control. Thirty-five larvae were tested for each treatment. Sample of male fresh weight in E-64 treatment was not enough for data analyze.
aMann–Whitney U test.
bχ2 test.
cDunnett’s test.