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

Table 3 Adult sex ratio of Ae. aegypti reared with various combinations of larval diets and temperature regimes

Diet	T (° C)	Sex		Sex ratio (M:F)	Statistical output
Diet	T (° C)	Male	Female	Sex ratio (M:F)	Statistical output
Khan’s	15	48	37	1.297	χ² = 1.424, df = 1, P = 0.233
	20	53	40	1.325	χ² = 1.817, df = 1, P = 0.178
	25	54	36	1.500	χ² = 3.600, df = 1, P = 0.058
	28	48	30	1.600	χ² = 4.154, df = 1, P = 0.042
	32	44	22	2.000	χ² = 7.333, df = 1, P = 0.007
IAEA 2	15	46	35	1.314	χ² = 1.494, df = 1, P = 0.222
	20	48	46	1.043	χ² = 0.043, df = 1, P = 0.837
	25	44	46	0.956	χ² = 0.044, df = 1, P = 0.833
	28	54	40	1.350	χ² = 2.085, df = 1, P = 0.149
	32	56	40	1.400	χ² = 2.667, df = 1, P = 0.102

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