Table 4 Energy metabolic reserves and temperature tolerance of Ae. aegypti males reared with various combinations of larval diets and temperature regimes

Khan’s

15

7.14 ± 0.65^a

3.46 ± 0.31^a

7.53 ± 0.63^a

30.42 (–)

n.a.

20

7.90 ± 1.50^a

3.73 ± 0.68^a

8.75 ± 1.44^a

36.44 (28.72–38.65)

− 1.43 (− 1.66– − 1.26)

25

8.87 ± 0.74^a

2.74 ± 0.19^a

8.27 ± 3.06^a

41.74 (32.99–44.08)

− 1.11 (− 2.13– − 1.00)

28

12.78 ± 2.36^a

8.68 ± 1.18^b

9.17 ± 3.42^a

42.06 (40.80–43.09)

− 1.80 (− 3.23–0.29)

32

27.96 ± 3.82^b

29.97 ± 7.50^c

12.38 ± 1.82^a

42.79 (42.42–43.17)

− 1.21 (− 1.52– − 0.87)

IAEA 2

15

5.21 ± 0.40^a

2.19 ± 0.24^a

11.33 ± 1.38^a

na

na

20

6.48 ± 0.38^ab

3.11 ± 0.59^ab

14.11 ± 0.68^a

40.01 (39.701-40.321)

− 2.10 (-2.25– − 1.96)

25

9.74 ± 3.61^ab

6.88 ± 1.32^c

18.95 ± 2.99^a

41.41 (39.62–42.55)

− 2.32 (− 2.46– − 2.19)

28

9.56 ± 2.70^ab

5.60 ± 0.47^bc

15.00 ± 2.08^a

42.2 (41.28–43.06)

− 1.05 (–)

32

12.82 ± 2.01^b

8.54 ± 0.91^c

16.39 ± 4.58^a

42.93 (41.23–45.82)

− 0.29 (–)