Table 2.
Fertility and mating success of mating mixes of transgenic and wild mosquitoes (TM and WM) of Ae. aegypti.
| Mating mix | Laboratory conditions | Semifield conditions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility (%) | TM rate (%) | Relative mating success | Fertility (%) | TM rate (%) | Relative mating success | |
| C | 82.35 (n = 16,305) | — | 73.37 (n = 2,576) | — | ||
| G1 | 63.66 (n = 14,128) | 41.89b (n = 899) | 0.72 | 44.15 (n = 2,084) | 41.74d (n = 460) | 0.72 |
| G2 | 54.74a (n = 6,136) | 41.17b (n = 336) | 0.70 | 35.56c (n = 838) | 40.27d (n = 149) | 0.67 |
| G3 | 69.17 (n = 16,464) | 17.40 (n = 1,139) | 0.21 | 60.27 (n = 2,648) | 16.17 (n = 798) | 0.19 |
| G4 | 53.56a (n = 6,440) | 52.07 (n = 345) | 1.09 | 37.50c (n = 832) | 51.92 (n = 156) | 1.08 |
Lowercase letters are showing significant equal rates (chi-square test) between the wild mosquito (WM) and the transgenic mosquito (TM) mating mixes. ∗Relative mating success is calculated as the ratio of the percentage of progeny from transgenic males to wild-type males; for example, for 46% TM rate, relative mating success is calculated as 46/(100-46). The number of total eggs or larvae for each experiment is given in parenthesis. Mating mixes are C (WM♂ : WM♀ = 1 : 1), G1 (TM♂ : WM♀ = 1 : 1), G2 (WM♂ : TM♀ = 1 : 1), and G3 (WM♂ : TM♂ : TM♀ = 1 : 1 : 1).