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. 2017 Jun 16;7:3667. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03918-z

Table 4.

Larval rearing conditions used in the factorial experiment.

Treatment Rearing condition Temperature (°C) Food/density ratio1 Larvae per tray
1 Reference 24 0.5 150
a High temperature 32 0.5 150
b High food 24 2.0 150
c High density 24 0.5 600
ab High temperature, High food 32 2.0 150
ac High temperature High density 32 0.5 600
bc High food, High density 24 2.0 600
abc High temperature, High food High density 32 2.0 600

1The food ratio indicates the ratio of the amount of food fed to the larvae as compared to the standard rearing conditions (Table 3). In the reference treatment all factors were set at the lower levels.