Table 1.

Rearing schedule with the main tasks and time used in this experiment.

Days	Main tasks and time
Day −1 (Monday)	Brush eggs Sample (100–150 eggs/sample) and hatch (2 PM) Prepare jars with boiled osmosis water
Day 0 (Tuesday)	Determine the egg hatch rate Weigh eggs Hatch eggs in jars (2 PM) Prepare trays with 5 L of osmosis water
Day 1 (Wednesday)	Transfer the content of hatching jars (L1) to mass-rearing trays (9 AM) Feed larvae (9 AM)
Day 2 (Thursday)	Feed larvae (9 AM)
Day 3 (Friday)	Feed larvae (9 AM)
Day 4 (Saturday)	Feed larvae (9 AM)
Day 5 (Sunday)	Feed larvae (9 AM)
Day 6 (Monday) – Day 9 (Thursday)	Tilt the trays (9 AM) Sort larvae and pupae (10–12 AM) Estimate the number of pupae by sex Check female contamination rate Pour the larvae back into the trays and feed (12 AM)
Day 10 (Friday)	Tilt the trays (9 AM) Sort larvae and pupae (10–12 AM) Estimate the number of pupae by sex Check female contamination rate