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. 2017 Mar 17;11(3):e0005473. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005473

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)
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