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Table 5 Mean duration and survival rates of the immature stages of progeny from crosses between wild-caught F1's and MALPAN An. arabiensis (F = Field, Mal = MALPAN, ♀ = female, ♂ = male, × = crossed with)

From: Evaluating the potential of the sterile insect technique for malaria control: relative fitness and mating compatibility between laboratory colonized and a wild population of Anopheles arabiensis from the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Attributes

Egg Stage

Larval Stage L1-L4

Pupal Stage

 

F♀

X

F♂

F♀

X

Mal♂

Mal♀

X

F♂

Mal♀

X

Mal♂

F♀

X

F♂

F♀

X

Mal♂

Mal♀

X

F♂

Mal♀

X

Mal♂

F♀

X

F♂

F♀

X

Mal♂

Mal♀

X

F♂

Mal♀

X

Mal♂

Egg-hatching rate (%)± SD

72.5 ± 25.8

57.9 ± 28.2

76.0 ± 21.1

82.6 ± 13.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Survival rate (%) ± SD

-

-

-

-

94.9 ± 4.9

95.6 ± 3.9

93.5 ± 6.0

86.2† ± 12.5

93.9 ± 5.8

96.7 ± 2.1

91.0 ± 7.5

93.9 ± 8.1

Duration of Immature stage ± SD

4.5 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.5

3.5 ± 0.9

2.9† ± 0.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

% of females emerging

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50.8

52.9

46.4

43.9

  1. † showed statistically significant difference