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Diet ingredient
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Larval duration (days)
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Time L1 to adult (days)
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Survival of L1 to pupa (%)
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Survival of L1 to adult (%)
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Bovine Liver
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9.75 ± 0.25 cd
|
11.75 ± 0.25 bcd
|
83.33 ± 2.00 a
|
74.17 ± 1.36 ab
|
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Baker’s Yeast Saccharomyas cerevisiae
|
14.25 ± 0.49 a
|
16.25 ± 0.47 a
|
69.17 ± 3.19 bc
|
64.17 ± 1.10 b
|
|
Corn Zea maiz
|
8.25 ± 0.25 d
|
10.25 ± 0.25 d
|
80.83 ± 1.59 ab
|
78.33 ± 2.82 a
|
|
Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
|
15.50 ± 0.64 a
|
17.50 ± 0.53 a
|
60.0 ± 0.92 c
|
45.83 ± 0.2.01 c
|
|
Chickpea Cicer arietinum L.
|
9.25 ± 0.24 d
|
11.25 ± 0.25 cd
|
79.17 ± 1.44 ab
|
75.0 ± 1.44 ab
|
|
Bean Phaseolus volgaris
|
11.75 ± 0.25 b
|
13.25 ± 0.25 b
|
80.83 ± 1.36 ab
|
76.77 ± 1.44 ab
|
|
Rice (Oryza sativa L)
|
11.50 ± 0.29 b
|
13.50 ± 0.29 b
|
71.67 ± 2.50 abc
|
70.83 ± 1.04 ab
|
|
Wheat Triticum aestivum
|
11.25 ± 0.25 bc
|
13.00 ± 0.26 bc
|
70.83 ± 1.59 bc
|
69.17 ± 1.35 ab
|
- For each parameter, means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different (P > 0.05; Tukey’s HSD test using Statistix 8.1); NS, not significant.
