Table 2. Production parameters of Glossina brevipalpis females mated with males irradiated with different doses at different days Post Larviposition (PL).
Pupal size classes (mg) | |||||||||||
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Radiation dose (Gy) | Replications | No. of mature females (day 18) | No. of aborted eggs | No. pupae produced | A (%) | B (%) | C (%) | D (%) | E (%) | Fecundity# | % Emergence/ % females |
<56 | 56-<68 | 68-<76 | 76-<84 | >84 | |||||||
Irradiated male adults | |||||||||||
Control | 4 | 119 | 36 | 240 | 7 (2.9) | 18 (7.5) | 60 (25.0) | 85 (35.4) | 79 (29.2) | 0.046 | 92.9 / 49.3 |
40 | 4 | 116 | 341 | 16 | 2 (12.5) | 1 (6.3) | 6 (37.5) | 3 (18.8) | 4 (25.0) | 0.003 | 93.8 / 46.7 |
80 | 4 | 114 | 326 | 2 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 2 / 2 / 1 / 2 |
100 | 4 | 119 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
120 | 4 | 112 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
140 | 4 | 119 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Grp 1: Pupae irradiated 41 days PL | |||||||||||
Control | 4 | 114 | 20 | 294 | 15 (6.2) | 45 (18.7) | 87 (36.1) | 68 (28.2) | 26 (10.8) | 0.060 | 67.2 / 61.4 |
40 | 4 | 116 | 248 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 3 /4 /2 / 4 |
80 | 4 | 116 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
100 | 4 | 109 | 187 | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 |
120 | 4 | 119 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | <0.001 | 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 |
140 | 3 | 88 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Grp 2: Pupae irradiated 39 days PL | |||||||||||
Control | 4 | 115 | 13 | 269 | 25 (9.3) | 59 (21.9) | 92 (34.1) | 83 (30.7) | 11 (4.1) | 0.057 | 86.3 / 58.2 |
40 | 4 | 115 | 230 | 5 | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 0 | 0.001 | 80.0 / 25.0 |
80 | 4 | 118 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
100 | 4 | 113 | 232 | 3 | 3 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 66.7 / 50.0 |
120 | 4 | 116 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 |
140 | 4 | 117 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 |
Grp 3: Pupae irradiated 37 days PL | |||||||||||
Control | 4 | 116 | 10 | 343 | 24 (7.8) | 64 (20.7) | 109 (35.3) | 90 (29.1) | 22 (71.2) | 0.058 | 91.8 / 52.9 |
40 | 4 | 106 | 181 | 10 | 1 (11.1) | 3 (33.3) | 6 (55.6) | 0 | 0 | 0.023 | 30.0 / 66.7 |
80 | 4 | 111 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | |
100 | 4 | 109 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
120 | 4 | 96 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 |
140 | 3 | 75 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 |
Adults from field cage | |||||||||||
Fertile | 4 | 74 | 14 | 81 | 0.058 | 91.5 / 44.7 | |||||
Sterile (40 Gy) | 4 | 65 | 52 | 10 | 0.010 | 100.0 / 25.0 | |||||
Sterile (80 Gy) | 4 | 53 | 37 | 2 | 0.006 | 75.0 / 25.0 |
# Number of pupa produced per the mature female day