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Table 3 Number of C. megacephala collected by day traps. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (Dunnett T3 post-hoc test, P < 0.05)

From: Bionomics of the oriental latrine fly Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): temporal fluctuation and reproductive potential

Sampling time periods, h

All seasons

Season

Summer

Rainy season

Winter

6:00–9:00

2.08 ± 0.78a

2.81 ± 0.31a

2.13 ± 0.51a

1.48 ± 0.84a

9:00–12:00

2.31 ± 0.53ab

2.69 ± 0.57a

2.27 ± 0.42a

2.07 ± 0.52ab

12:00–15:00

2.65 ± 0.36b

2.77 ± 0.42a

2.77 ± 0.25b

2.40 ± 0.32b

15:00–18:00

2.65 ± 0.62b

3.14 ± 0.53a

2.61 ± 0.69ab

2.35 ± 0.36b

One-way ANOVA

F(3, 140) = 7.818, P < 0.0001

F(3, 32) = 1.616, P = 0.205

F(3, 56) = 5.317, P = 0.003

F(3, 44) = 6.952, P = 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean of log10 (x + 1) ± SD for each time interval obtained from monthly data from each of three study sites in a one-year study