Table 2 The percentage survival of females in the three stress experiments (male-pre-mating, female pre-mating and 7 day female post-mating)

Male pre-mating

99.50

(99.91–97.21)

(n = 199)

97.44

(98.90–94.14)

(n = 195)

96.37

(98.23–92.70)

(n = 193)

Female pre-mating

97.96

(99.21–94.87)

(n = 196)

95.89

(97.99–92.08)

(n = 194)

96.37

(98.23–92.70)

(n = 193)

7 day female post-mating

76.86

(83.35–68.59)

(n = 121)

70.59

(78.55–61.13)

(n = 102)

55.00

(64.39–45.25)

(n = 100)