Table 3.
Pupal production and residual presence of females, at 24 h from pupation onset, in two Aedes albopictus strains, before and after sex separation
Before sieving | After sieving | ||||
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Strain | N | % pupal production on L1 (±SD) | % female (±SD) | % pupal production on L1 (±SD) | % female (±SD) |
Control | 5 | 26.49 (±1.60)a | 23.02 (±0.78)a | 9.43 (±0.80)a | 0.61 (±0.48)a |
Hypro F10 | 3 | 28.53 (±2.85)a | 0.92 (±0.10)b | 11.77 (±0.52)a | 0.00 (±0.00)a |
Abbreviations: L1, first-instar larvae; SD, standard deviation; Control, laboratory reared strain Rimini F67; Hypro F10, protandric strain with data collected at generation F10;
Within a column, different letters indicate statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)