Table 4. Pre-oviposition period (mean ± SE) of female H. illucens fed on sugar solution and water.
| Larval diet | Pre-oviposition period (days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar solution | Water | |
| BW | 9.5 ± 0.5aA | 9.2 ± 1.1aA |
| MBW | 8.8 ± 0.5aA | 9.6 ± 0.9aA |
| MCW | 10.0 ± 1.5aA | 11.0 ± 2.0aA |
| SBW | 8.0 ± 0.0aA | 7.3 ± 0.8aA |
| BY | 13.5 ± 3.5aA | 8.2 ± 0.7aB |
| MBY | 9.8 ± 0.3aA | 10.2 ± 2.4aA |
| MCY | 9.0 ± 0.6aA | 7.8 ± 0.5aA |
| BYMo | 10.5 ± 0.5aA | 7.5 ± 0.5aA |
| MBYMo | 10.2 ± 1.1aA | 8.0 ± 1.1aA |
| MCYMo | 10.2 ± 1.0aA | 8.4 ± 0.4aA |
| SBYMo | 10.7 ± 3.7aA | 7.0 ± 0.3aA |
Note:
Means in a column followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05, HSD). Means for both sugar and water-fed female BSF within each treatment followed by the same uppercase letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05, t-test).