Table 4 Mean wing length, % insemination rates and mean egg production/female of F1 progeny females from crosses between wild-caught F1's and MALPAN An. arabiensis (F = Field, Mal = MALPAN, ♀ = female, ♂ = male, × = crossed with)
| Â | Cross | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attribute | F♀ X F♂ | F♀ X Mal♂ | Mal♀ X F♂ | Mal♀ X Mal♂ |
Mean wing length (mm) (Lower - Upper 95% CI) | 3.69 3.59 - 3.8 | 3.61 3.48 - 3.75 | 3.64 3.52 - 3.76 | 3.66 3.56 - 3.76 |
% Insemination rate (Lower - Upper 95% CI) | 37.9 35.4 - 40.3 | 72.7†(66.4 - 79.7) | 49.3 (45.7 - 52.9) | 53.8 (50.8 - 56.8) |
Mean egg production/female (Lower - Upper 95% CI) | 76.2 (50.4 - 102) | 62 (47.3 - 72.7) | 141.3†(134.4 - 155.1) | 58.7 (29.7 - 87.6) |