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. 2016 Jun 15;6:27801. doi: 10.1038/srep27801

Table 1. Duration of the development of Metopolophium dirhodum as affected by glyphosate-based herbicide application on the parental females.

Stagea Sexb Developmental time in treatments (Mean ± SE)
nc Control n Low conc. n Medium conc. n High conc.
N1 All 32 2.16 ± 0.08 49 1.98 ± 0.07 49 2.10 ± 0.05 53 2.00 ± 0.05
N2 All 32 2.22 ± 0.11 47 1.98 ± 0.10 39 1.69 ± 0.08 39 2.05 ± 0.12
N3 All 32 2.03 ± 0.10 44 2.02 ± 0.09 36 2.11 ± 0.09 29 1.86 ± 0.14
N4 All 32 2.53 ± 0.13 41 2.59 ± 0.09 31 2.48 ± 0.13 22 2.18 ± 1.14
Adult All 32 18.12 ± 1.26 41 18.02 ± 1.20 31 15.48 ± 1.22 22 13.77 ± 1.72
N1 F 32 2.16 ± 0.08 41 1.93 ± 0.05 31 2.10 ± 0.05 22 2.05 ± 0.05
N2 F 32 2.22 ± 0.11 41 1.93 ± 0.11 31 1.68 ± 0.10 22 1.95 ± 0.08
N3 F 32 2.03 ± 0.10 41 1.98 ± 0.09 31 2.06 ± 0.09 22 1.91 ± 0.16
N4 F 32 2.53 ± 0.13 41 2.59 ± 0.09 31 2.48 ± 0.13 22 2.18 ± 1.14
Adult F 32 18.12 ± 1.26 41 18.02 ± 1.20 31 15.48 ± 1.22 22 13.77 ± 1.72
N1 N 8 2.25 ± 0.31 18 2.11 ± 0.11 31 1.97 ± 0.07
N2 N 6 2.33 ± 0.21 8 1.75 ± 0.16 17 2.18 ± 0.25
N3 N 3 2.67 ± 0.33 5 2.40 ± 0.24 7 1.71 ± 0.29
N4 N  
Adult N

Standard errors (SE) were estimated with bootstrapping (100,000 re-samplings).

aN1–N4 indicates the first to fourth instars of the nymphs.

bAll – all individuals; F – females; N – died before adulthood.

cnumber of individual aphids that completed a stage.