Table 7 Successful (offspring-producing) crosses, mean (± SD) number of eggs per female, percentage of viable eggs, and mean (± SD) development time of the eggs obtained per cross among Panstrongylus howardi and P. chinai (parental crosses) and interspecific crosses
Species/experimental crosses | No. of crosses | Pre-oviposition time (days) | Mean no. of eggs | Viable eggs (%) | Development time (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. chinai | 24 | 11 ± 5.65 | 34 | 88.88 | 29.66 ± 1.47 |
P. howardi | 4 | 15 ± 1.41 | 55 | 44.03 | 29.28 ± 1.59 |
♀c × ♂h | 4 | 14 ± 2.00 | 52 | 80.4 | 27.28 ± 0.99 |
♀h × ♂c | 5 | 18 ± 6.56 | 40 | 89.08 | 29.24 ± 1.26 |