Skip to main content
. 2019 Nov 18;13(11):e0007842. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007842

Table 1. Effect on Ae. aegypti fecundity, fertility and adult emergence when exposed before blood meal.

Effect on fecundity of Ae. aegypti females exposed 24 hr before blood meal
Exposure Eggs laid
(average ±SEM)
95% CI Inhibition (%) OR (95%CI) p(t)
Control 64.1±1.5 57.8–70.4 0 ND ND
0.00075 40.5±1.6 33.5–47.4 36.9 0.41(0.24–0.71) 0.012(8.9)
0.0075 38.8±1.1 34.2–43.3 39.5 0.37(0.21–0.65) 0.002(23.6)
0.075 37.3±3.0 24.3–50.2 41.9 0.33(0.19–0.59) 0.004(16.3)
0.75 35.2±1.4 29.5–41.1 45.1 0.30(0.17–0.54) <0.0001(257.6)
Effect on fertility of Ae. aegypti females exposed 24 hr before blood meal
Exposure Eggs hatched (average ±SEM) 95% CI Inhibition (%) OR (95%CI) p(t)
Control 61.7±1.7 54.5–68.8 0 ND ND
0.00075 32.8±1.5 26.2–39.3 46.9 0.28(0.16–0.51) 0.009(10.5)
0.0075 27.3±0.8 23.7–30.9 55.7 0.19(0.10–0.36) 0.002(25.5)
0.075 26.4±2.1 17.6–35.3 57.1 0.18(0.09–0.34) 0.0002(69.9)
0.75 23.6±1.5 17.3–29.8 61.8 0.15(0.08–0.29) 0.0003(54.0)
Effect on adult emergence of Ae. aegypti females exposed 24 hr before blood meal
Exposure Emergence
(average ±SEM)
95% CI Inhibition (%) OR (95%CI) p(t)
Control 50.1±2.5 39.5–60.8 0 ND ND
0.00075 20.7±0.7 17.7–23.6 58.8 0.18 (0.09–0.36) 0.008(11.1)
0.0075 16.6±0.2 15.7–17.4 67.0 0.12 (0.05–0.25) 0.005(13.7)
0.075 13.5±1.3 8.0–19.1 73.0 0.08 (0.03–0.18) 0.001(30.2)
0.75 10.4±0.4 8.5–12.3 79.2 0.04 (0.02–0.10) 0.002(19.3)

ND- not determined; CI-confidence interval; OR-odds ratio; SEM-standard error of mean.