Table 3 Induced sterility in adults following irradiation at pupal stage in either normoxic or hypoxic conditions, compared to unirradiated controls

Ae. aegypti

Control

4 (3)

0

85.41 ± 0.09

0.00^a

0.0253

na

Normoxia

4 (3)

70

1.49 ± 0.01

98.25^b

0.0021

0.04

Hypoxia

4 (3)

70

5.67 ± 0.01

93.35^c

0.0043

0.04

Ae. albopictus

Control

4 (3)

0

66.59 ± 5.56

0.00^a

2.7778

na

Normoxia

4 (3)

35

14.32 ± 9.12

78.49^b

4.5574

0.04

Hypoxia

4 (3)

35

32.30 ± 5.09

51.49^c

2.5438

0.06

An. arabiensis

Control

3 (3)

0

70.32 ± 2.38

0.00^a

0.8131

na

Normoxia

3 (3)

95

2.29 ± 0.59

96.74^b

0.3415

0.01

Hypoxia

3 (3)

95

6.76 ± 1.41

90.39^c

1.3763

0.01