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Table 1 Life traits of Aedes aegypti from RecBti and RecL strains

From: Aedes aegypti continuously exposed to Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis does not exhibit changes in life traits but displays increased susceptibility for Zika virus

Parameters

RecBti

RecL

Student’s t-testa

n

Mean ± SD

n

Mean ± SD

Fecundity (mean no. eggs/female)

8988b

93.2 ± 3.3

8463b

86.5 ± 7.6

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.43

Fertility (% first-instar larvae)

2551

90.6 ± 2.8

2526

89.9 ± 3.7

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.79

Pupal weight (mg), per pool of 25 males

16

69.1 ± 3.4

16

67.3 ± 3.9

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.15

Pupal weight (mg), per pool of 25 females

13

122.2 ± 7.4

12

121 ± 4.5

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.61

Development time (days)c

864

10.4 ± 0.5

873

11.1 ± 1.1

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.09

Adult rate (%)

900

96 ± 2.2

900

97 ± 2.1

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.77

Sex ratio (male:female)

864

1.1:0.9 ± 0.1

873

1.1:0.9

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.74

Haematophagic rate (% blood-fed)

120

80 ± 12.6

120

89.2 ± 8.0

t(4) = 2.77, P = 0.17

  1. aFor P ≥ 0.05, the mean of each parameter was not significantly different according to Student’s t-test
  2. bNumber of 8988 and 8463 eggs laid by 96 and 108 blood-fed females, respectively
  3. cPeriod from first-instar larvae to emergence