TABLE 3.
Mean (± SE) total sugar of Ophraella communa female adults when eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults were exposed to thermal stress, i.e., 28 (control), 40, 42, and 44°C, for 3 h each day for 3, 5, 5, and 5 days, respectively (by stage).
Temperature (°C) |
Total sugar content (ug/mg fresh weight) |
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Eggs | Larvae | Pupae | Adults | |
28 | 24.9 ± 0.8c, A | 25.1 ± 0.4c, A | 27.0 ± 0.9b, A | 25.0 ± 0.9c, A |
40 | 30.0 ± 1.3bc, B | 36.5 ± 0.5b, AB | 43.8 ± 3.1a, A | 42.9 ± 1.6a, A |
42 | 33.2 ± 2.3b, B | 36.6 ± 0.9b, B | 46.5 ± 2.7a, A | 37.8 ± 0.9b, B |
44 | 43.3 ± 1.8a, A | 44.4 ± 1.1a, A | 19.2 ± 1.1b, B | 19.4 ± 0.6d, B |
Values within the same column followed by different lowercase or uppercase letters within the same row are statistically different (Tukey’s HSD test, P < 0.05).