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Table 1 Induced sterility in five varying age groups of Ae. aegypti pupae following irradiation at 40 Gy

From: Identification of critical factors that significantly affect the dose-response in mosquitoes irradiated as pupae

 

Control

Pupal age

45–50 h

42–45 h

26–42 h

20–24 h

10–24 h

No. of reps

3

2

2

2

2

2

Gy

0

40

40

40

40

40

n

1942

507

799

1203

793

1262

avg (HR)

0.80

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

SE

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

IS

0.00a

93.45b

95.37c

96.44cd

96.91d

98.93e

  1. Abbreviations: n, total no. of eggs; avg HR, average hatch rate; reps, repetitions; SE, standard error; IS, induced sterility
  2. Note: Values followed by different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
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