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. 2019 Oct 28;13(10):e0007771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007771

Table 1. Cross-mating between irradiated Wolbachia-infected males and non-radiated wild type females of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, in order to evaluate sterility of each radiation lot as a quality control.

Lot
no.
Mating
Pairs
Mean no.
eggs
Mean no. egg/female Mean no.
hatched eggs
Mean egg
hatch rate
1 40 1,208.21 30.21 1 0.08
2 40 1,908.57 47.71 1 0.06
3 40 1,771.43 44.29 2 0.13
4 40 757.65 18.94 0 0.00
5 40 1,594.44 39.86 0 0.00
6 40 921.11 23.03 0 0.00
7 40 1,388.89 34.72 4 0.32
8 40 1,065.00 26.63 0 0.00
9 40 1,029.09 25.73 2 0.35
10 40 1,000.00 25.00 0 0.00
11 40 856.00 21.40 0 0.00
12 40 1,134.55 28.36 0 0.00
13 40 1,040.00 26.00 0 0.00
14 40 980.00 24.50 0 0.00
15 40 1,192.00 29.80 0 0.00
16 40 1,626.00 40.65 2 0.25
17 40 2,512.00 62.80 0 0.00
18 40 1,869.57 46.74 10 0.93
19 40 1,200.00 30.00 0 0.00
20 40 1,600.00 40.00 1 0.15
21 40 1,926.67 48.17 0 0.00
22 40 942.22 23.56 0 0.00
23 40 1,182.86 29.57 2 0.97
24 40 1,480.00 37.00 0 0.00
24 40 1,341.13 33.53 1.04 0.14