Table 2.
Mean (± SE) developmental time and longevity of Ae. aegypti males reared with various combinations of larval diets and temperature regimes
| Larval diets | T (°C) | Development time (days ± SE) | Longevity (days ± SE) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | Larval stage | Pupal stage | Total immature | Water | Sugar | ||
| Khan’s | 15 | 5.32 ± 0.08a (n = 48) | 3.01 ± 0.06a (n = 48) | 3.37 ± 0.06a (n = 48) | 7.79 ± 0.12a (n = 48) | 19.50 ± 0.18a (n = 48) | 7.45 ± 0.09a (n = 21) | 27.11 ± 0.23a (n = 21) | 8.83 ± 0.16a | 22.52 ± 3.12a |
| 20 | 2.99 ± 0.04b (n = 53) | 1.52 ± 0.05b (n = 53) | 1.62 ± 0.06b (n = 53 | 3.15 ± 0.03b (n = 53) | 9.29 ± 0.07b (n = 53) | 4.04 ± 0.07b (n = 43) | 13.40 ± 0.13b (n = 43) | 6.73 ± 0.08b | 36.63 ± 2.97b | |
| 25 | 2.53 ± 0.01c (n = 54) | 1.17 ± 0.03c (n = 54) | 1.08 ± 0.03b (n = 53) | 2.77 ± 0.04c (n = 54) | 7.59 ± 0.05c (n = 54) | 2.61 ± 0.04c (n = 36) | 10.18 ± 0.06c (n = 36) | 6.91 ± 0.10b | 22.90 ± 2.29a | |
| 28 | 1.88 ± 0.03d (n = 51) | 0.68 ± 0.03d (n = 51) | 1.00 ± 0.03c (n = 51) | 1.82 ± 0.04d (n = 51) | 5.39 ± 0.08d (n = 51) | 1.86 ± 0.03d (n = 40) | 7.23 ± 0.11d (n = 40) | 7.84 ± 0.12c | 37.23 ± 4.07b | |
| 32 | 1.55 ± 0.03e (n = 44) | 0.95 ± 0.02e (n = 43) | 0.70 ± 0.04d (n = 44) | 1.63 ± 0.06e (n = 43) | 4.86 ± 0.08e (n = 44) | 1.70 ± 0.06e (n = 31) | 6.40 ± 0.04e (n = 31) | 8.63 ± 0.13a | 37.38 ± 4.06b | |
| IAEA 2 | 15 | 6.09 ± 0.06a (n = 46) | 3.96 ± 0.09a (n = 46) | 4.29 ± 0.08a (n = 46) | 9.17 ± 0.26a (n = 46) | 23.51 ± 0.38a (n = 46) | 6.77 ± 0.19a (n = 26) | 29.81 ± 0.64a (n = 26) | 4.56 ± 0.19a | 16.23 ± 1.79a |
| 20 | 3.32 ± 0.05b (n = 48) | 1.92 ± 0.04b (n = 48) | 1.93 ± 0.04b (n = 48) | 3.93 ± 0.26b (n = 47) | 11.37 ± 0.11b (n = 48) | 4.67 ± 0.06b (n = 47) | 16.03 ± 0.13b (n = 47) | 5.03 ± 0.10b | 25.67 ± 2.82bc | |
| 25 | 2.79 ± 0.03c (n = 44) | 0.89 ± 0.03c (n = 44) | 1.22 ± 0.03c (n = 44) | 2.28 ± 0.03c (n = 44) | 7.20 ± 0.04c (n = 44) | 2.37 ± 0.04c (n = 28) | 9.73 ± 0.06c (n = 28) | 5.71 ± 0.09c | 18.90 ± 1.62ab | |
| 28 | 2.50 ± 0.01d (n = 54) | 0.57 ± 0.02d (n = 53) | 1.03 ± 0.01d (n = 54) | 2.03 ± 0.05d (n = 54) | 6.17 ± 0.06d (n = 53) | 1.91 ± 0.03d (n = 35) | 8.11 ± 0.05d (n = 35) | 5.10 ± 0.08b | 20.90 ± 0.90abc | |
| 32 | 2.11 ± 0.02e (n = 56) | 0.87 ± 0.02c (n = 56) | 0.75±0.04e (n = 56) | 1.91 ± 0.03d (n = 56) | 5.67 ± 0.05e (n = 56) | 1.65 ± 0.03e (n = 36) | 7.31 ± 0.06e (n = 36) | 5.50 ± 0.17bc | 28.43 ± 1.84c | |
Notes: Mean values followed by the same letter in the same column within each larval diet are not significantly different, Tukey’s HSD text (P < 0.05)
Abbreviations: n, sample size; T, temperature