Fig 6. Mating competitiveness of rhodamine B marked males.

Results of mating competitiveness assays represented as the percent (mean±SE) of females mated by (A) wild type and (B) wMel marked Ae. aegypti males vs. unmarked controls. Columns represent treatment means and points represent observations from individual replicates during which 80 virgin females (3–5 d old) were introduced to and kept in the presence of 40 virgin marked and 40 unmarked males (4–5 d old) in a semi-field cage for 72 h.