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Table 4 Number of Aedes albopictus eggs and percentage of sterility in eggs in ovitraps located in Melm (Ludwigshafen)

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

Variables

Collection date (in 2020)

Total

15 June

29 June

13 July

10 August

24 August

7 September

Total no. of eggs

45

88

216

173

301

96

919

Section A

 Total no. of eggs

45

64

120

8

34

3

274

 No. of sterile eggs

2

6

103

0

6

3

120

 Sterility, % (mean ± SD)

4.44%

9.37%

85.83%

0

17.65%

100%

36.21 ± 40.65%

Section B (SIT)

 Total no. of eggs

0

24

91

101

114

90

420

 No. of sterile eggs

0

23

59

84

91

90

347

 Sterility, %

0

95.83%

64.84%

83.17%

79.82%

100%

84.73 ± 12.48%

Section C

 Total no. of eggs

0

0

0

64

153

3

220

 No. of sterile eggs

0

0

0

8

74

3

85

 Sterility, % (mean ± SD)

0

0

0

12.5%

48.37%

100%

53.62 ± 35.91%