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Table 6 Analysis of variance of total number of eggs, hatched eggs and egg hatch rate between irradiated Wolbachia-infected (♂ir-w) males and non-irradiated Wolbachia-infected (♀nr-w) females vs non-irradiated Wolbachia-infected (♂nr-w) males and irradiated Wolbachia-infected (♀ir-w) females of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

From: Combined sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique: sex separation and quality of sterile Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes released in a pilot population suppression trial in Thailand

Mating pair

Rep.

N

Mean ± SD

95% CI

t

df

P

Total eggs

 ♂ir-w x ♀nr-w

24

1110

1341.13 ± 431.61

1158.87–1523.38

15.22

23

0.0001*

 ♂nr-w x ♀ir-w

24

1105

0.00 ± 0.00

    

Hatched eggs

 ♂ir-w x ♀nr-w

24

1110

1.04 ± 2.18

0.12–1.96

2.35

23

0.028*

 ♂nr-w x ♀ir-w

24

1105

0.00 ± 0.00

    

Egg hatch rate

 ♂ir-w x ♀nr-w

24

1110

0.07 ± 0.13

0.01–0.12

2.60

23

0.016*

 ♂nr-w x ♀ir-w

24

1105

0.00 ± 0.00

    
  1. *Significant difference at P < 0.05