Table 1.
Effects of different treatments on life history parameters of adults of Hermetia illucens (L.)
| Control | Water | Agar | Milk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg mass (mg) | 532.06 ± 23.45a | 555.74 ± 24.75a | 930.78 ± 62.50b | 1551.94 ± 106.44c |
| Preoviposition period (d) | 4.40 ± 0.40a | 4.20 ± 0.20a | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 4.00 ± 0.00a |
| Oviposition period (d) | 6.40 ± 0.98a | 7.00 ± 1.26a | 10.80 ± 1.20a | 17.20 ± 1.98b |
| Male longevity (d) | 8.70 ± 0.79a | 11.49 ± 1.12a | 11.93 ± 1.68a | 12.08 ± 0.95a |
| Female longevity (d) | 9.49 ± 0.68a | 11.43 ± 0.74ab | 13.09 ± 1.74ab | 14.58 ± 1.13b |
| Single egg mass (mg) | 10.53 ± 1.46a | 11.11 ± 0.78a | 12.23 ± 1.44a | 11.37 ± 1.64a |
| Hatchability1 % | 75.74 ± 9.31a | 71.56 ± 9.67a | 75.36 ± 6.06a | 81.81 ± 4.79a |
Mean ± SE.
1Individual egg weight = 0.02557 mg.
Means followed by different letters within the same rows are significantly different between treatments at the level of P < 0.05, Tukey–Kramer HSD post hoc test, SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC).