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Table 2 Effects of IGRs lufenuron on egg production, hatchability of eggs, mortality and proportion of blood-fed for Aedes aegypti females

From: Lufenuron can be transferred by gravid Aedes aegypti females to breeding sites and can affect their fertility, fecundity and blood intake capacity

 

No. of eggs/female ± SE

Hatching (%) ± SE

Mortality (%) ± SE

Females fed (%) ± SE

Control

Treated

Control

Treated

Control

Treated

Control

Treated

BBM

 0.4 mg/cm2

54.2 ± 4.4

48.2 ± 2.5

89.9 ± 4.4

79.5 ± 7.5

2.9 ± 1.8

5.1 ± 2.1

89.2 ± 6.7

63.6 ± 16.1

 1 mg/cm2

46.9 ± 3.8

38.4 ± 10.9

88.3 ± 4.6

46.6 ± 20.0*

2.9 ± 1.8

7.0 ± 5.3

97.0 ± 2.0

56.2 ± 19.9*

ABMABM

 0.4 mg/cm2

49.6 ± 6.5

49.2 ± 3.3

82.7 ± 2.1

78.5 ± 4.5

 1 mg/cm2

54.8 ± 7.6

47.7 ± 4.2

83.1 ± 1.1

44.8 ± 11.2*

  1. * Significant differences between treated and control group (P < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: ABM, exposition to lufenuron after blood meal; BBM, exposition to lufenuron before blood meal; SE: standard error