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Table 3 Pupal production and residual presence of females, at 24 h from pupation onset, in two Aedes albopictus strains, before and after sex separation

From: Exploring protandry and pupal size selection for Aedes albopictus sex separation

 

Before sieving

After sieving

Strain

N

% pupal production on L1 (±SD)

% female (±SD)

% pupal production on L1 (±SD)

% female (±SD)

Control

5

26.49 (±1.60)a

23.02 (±0.78)a

9.43 (±0.80)a

0.61 (±0.48)a

Hypro F10

3

28.53 (±2.85)a

0.92 (±0.10)b

11.77 (±0.52)a

0.00 (±0.00)a

  1. Abbreviations: L1, first-instar larvae; SD, standard deviation; Control, laboratory reared strain Rimini F67; Hypro F10, protandric strain with data collected at generation F10;
  2. Within a column, different letters indicate statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)
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