Influence of temperature and relative humidity on survival and fecundity of three tsetse strains

Parasites & Vectors

Table 6 First larviposition day, interlarval period, fecundity, mean pupal mass and emergence rate of adults under various experimental conditions

Treatment (°C–%)	First larviposition day			Interlarval period (days)			PPIF			Mean mass of pupae (mg ± sd)			Emergence (%)
Treatment (°C–%)	BKF	SEN	SENbkf	BKF	SEN	SENbkf	BKF	SEN	SENbkf	BKF	SEN	SENbkf	BKF	SEN	SENbkf
25.1 ± 0.4–76.1 ± 8.0	21	20	19	9.3	8.0	10.0	3.2^ab	2.7^ab	2.1^ab	21.6 ± 1.5^a	21.0 ± 2.3^a	19.4 ± 2.7^ab	93.4	87.7	93.5
26.4 ± 0.2–55.2 ± 1.6	19	17	20	9.4	10.0	12.0	3.7^ab	3.3^ab	1.9^ab	18.4 ± 2.8^b	17.9 ± 3.2^b	18.6 ± 1.8^b	88.1	80.7	77.1
25.2 ± 0.5–47.7 ± 8.5	19	20	19	7.3	9.8	11.0	2.7^a	1.8^b	1.8^b	21.3 ± 2.2^a	20.7 ± 2.4^a	18.9 ± 2.7^b	94.9	89.5	89.0
26.0 ± 0.0–40.3 ± 0.7	20	19	19	8.0	11.6	9.3	3.4^ab	2.5^ab	2.7^ab	20.7 ± 2.5^a	20.4 ± 3.5^a	19.3 ± 2.4^ab	95.7	91.7	92.0

Abbreviation: PPIF pupae production per initial female at 56 days (8 weeks)
For the PPIF and mean mass of pupae, the values that have a common letter (a and b, amongst columns and rows) are not significantly different (P > 0.05)

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