Parameters | RecBti | RecL | Student’s t-testa | ||
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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 |