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Table 4 Wing length of Aedes albopictus males belonging to two different strains, obtained from pupae collected at 24 h from the pupation onset, measured before and after mechanical sieving with 1400 μm

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

 

Male wing size (μm)

Strain

N

Before sieving (±SD)

N

After sieving (±SD)

Control

109

2202 (±6)a

89

2167 (±8)b

Hypro F10

144

2256 (±6)a

147

2235 (±5)b

  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; Control, laboratory reared strain Rimini F67; Hypro F10, protandric strain with data collected at generation F10;
  2. Within a line, different letters indicate statistically significant difference (P < 0.001) using t-test for independent samples
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