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Table 3 Assessment of the sterility and number of eggs laid by radiated males versus wild-type males

From: Integrated control of Aedes albopictus in Southwest Germany supported by the Sterile Insect Technique

Cage

Wild-type cages

SIT cages

No. of eggs

Embryonationa

Sterilityb

No. of eggs

Embryonationa

Sterilityb

Cage 1

490

459 (93.67%)

31 (6.33%)

944

54 (5.73%)

890 (94.27%)

Cage 2

1000

992 (99.2%)

8 (0.80%)

939

122 (13%)

817 (87%)

Cage 3

544

529 (97.24%)

15 (2.76%)

707

132 (18.67%)

575 (81.33%)

Mean ± SD

 

96.70 ± 2.8%

3.3 ± 2.8%

 

12.47 ± 6.49%

87.53 ± 9.15%

  1. SIT, Sterile insect technique
  2. aReported as the number (%) of embyronated eggs from non-irradiated (wild-type cages) and irradiated (SIT cages) individuals, respectively
  3. bReported as the number (%) of sterile eggs derived from non-irradiated males and females (wild-type cages) and from females inseminated by sterile Ae. albopictus males (SIT cages), respectively
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