Table 1.

Average life cycle, average cumulative oxygen consumption, maximum rate of oxygen consumption, and average daily rate of oxygen consumption, by the C. maculatus and P. interpunctella. Means were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different (P < 0.05).

Insect	Avg. Life Cycle (days)	Avg. cumulative oxygen consumption (ml/insect)	Max. rate oxygen consumption (ml/day/insect)	Avg. daily rate of oxygen consumption (ml/day/insect)
Cowpea Bruchid (n = 22)	22	8.3 ± 0.3a	0.8 ± 0.1a	0.4 ± 0.2a
Indian Meal Moth (n = 36)	37	26.9 ± 0.7b	1.4 ± 0.3a	0.7 ± 0.3a
Mann-Whitney U Test		Z = 6.34; p < 0.00001	Z = 1.75; p = 0.08	Z = 1.22; p = 0.22