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Table 2 Mean (± SE) developmental time and longevity of Ae. aegypti males reared with various combinations of larval diets and temperature regimes

From: Effects of larval diets and temperature regimes on life history traits, energy reserves and temperature tolerance of male Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): optimizing rearing techniques for the sterile insect programmes

Larval diets

T (°C)

Development time (days ± SE)

Longevity (days ± SE)

L1

L2

L3

L4

Larval stage

Pupal stage

Total immature

Water

Sugar

Khan’s

15

5.32 ± 0.08a (n = 48)

3.01 ± 0.06a (n = 48)

3.37 ± 0.06a (n = 48)

7.79 ± 0.12a (n = 48)

19.50 ± 0.18a (n = 48)

7.45 ± 0.09a (n = 21)

27.11 ± 0.23a (n = 21)

8.83 ± 0.16a

22.52 ± 3.12a

20

2.99 ± 0.04b (n = 53)

1.52 ± 0.05b (n = 53)

1.62 ± 0.06b (n = 53

3.15 ± 0.03b (n = 53)

9.29 ± 0.07b (n = 53)

4.04 ± 0.07b (n = 43)

13.40 ± 0.13b (n = 43)

6.73 ± 0.08b

36.63 ± 2.97b

25

2.53 ± 0.01c (n = 54)

1.17 ± 0.03c (n = 54)

1.08 ± 0.03b (n = 53)

2.77 ± 0.04c (n = 54)

7.59 ± 0.05c (n = 54)

2.61 ± 0.04c (n = 36)

10.18 ± 0.06c (n = 36)

6.91 ± 0.10b

22.90 ± 2.29a

28

1.88 ± 0.03d (n = 51)

0.68 ± 0.03d (n = 51)

1.00 ± 0.03c (n = 51)

1.82 ± 0.04d (n = 51)

5.39 ± 0.08d (n = 51)

1.86 ± 0.03d (n = 40)

7.23 ± 0.11d (n = 40)

7.84 ± 0.12c

37.23 ± 4.07b

32

1.55 ± 0.03e (n = 44)

0.95 ± 0.02e (n = 43)

0.70 ± 0.04d (n = 44)

1.63 ± 0.06e (n = 43)

4.86 ± 0.08e (n = 44)

1.70 ± 0.06e (n = 31)

6.40 ± 0.04e (n = 31)

8.63 ± 0.13a

37.38 ± 4.06b

IAEA 2

15

6.09 ± 0.06a (n = 46)

3.96 ± 0.09a (n = 46)

4.29 ± 0.08a (n = 46)

9.17 ± 0.26a (n = 46)

23.51 ± 0.38a (n = 46)

6.77 ± 0.19a (n = 26)

29.81 ± 0.64a (n = 26)

4.56 ± 0.19a

16.23 ± 1.79a

20

3.32 ± 0.05b (n = 48)

1.92 ± 0.04b (n = 48)

1.93 ± 0.04b (n = 48)

3.93 ± 0.26b (n = 47)

11.37 ± 0.11b (n = 48)

4.67 ± 0.06b (n = 47)

16.03 ± 0.13b (n = 47)

5.03 ± 0.10b

25.67 ± 2.82bc

25

2.79 ± 0.03c (n = 44)

0.89 ± 0.03c (n = 44)

1.22 ± 0.03c (n = 44)

2.28 ± 0.03c (n = 44)

7.20 ± 0.04c (n = 44)

2.37 ± 0.04c (n = 28)

9.73 ± 0.06c (n = 28)

5.71 ± 0.09c

18.90 ± 1.62ab

28

2.50 ± 0.01d (n = 54)

0.57 ± 0.02d (n = 53)

1.03 ± 0.01d (n = 54)

2.03 ± 0.05d (n = 54)

6.17 ± 0.06d (n = 53)

1.91 ± 0.03d (n = 35)

8.11 ± 0.05d (n = 35)

5.10 ± 0.08b

20.90 ± 0.90abc

32

2.11 ± 0.02e (n = 56)

0.87 ± 0.02c (n = 56)

0.75±0.04e (n = 56)

1.91 ± 0.03d (n = 56)

5.67 ± 0.05e (n = 56)

1.65 ± 0.03e (n = 36)

7.31 ± 0.06e (n = 36)

5.50 ± 0.17bc

28.43 ± 1.84c

  1. Notes: Mean values followed by the same letter in the same column within each larval diet are not significantly different, Tukey’s HSD text (P < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: n, sample size; T, temperature