Table 1.
Estimation of egg production for 100 females by in-tube forced oviposition
| Species | Proportion of females laying eggs in tubes (%) | Egg number per female laying eggs | Yield for 100 females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Egg number | SD | Range | ||
| An. coustani | 71.07 | 71.83 | 43.96 | 5106.83 | 3124.24 | [1983; 8231] |
| An. funestus | 64.64 | 81.17 | 26.24 | 5246.95 | 1696.15 | [3551; 6943] |
| An. mascarensis | 54.22 | 68.63 | 24.53 | 3720.88 | 1330.02 | [2391; 5051] |
| An. arabiensis | 60.26 | 48.4 | 28.59 | 2916.67 | 1722.83 | [1194; 4640] |
| An. squamosus | 35.63 | 48.13 | 32.78 | 1714.57 | 1167.95 | [547; 2883] |
The egg mean number corresponds to pooled data from anaesthetized and non-anaesthetized females; SD standard deviation. The yield standard deviation was calculated as follows: mean egg number per female SD × Proportion %