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Table 5 Number of Ae. albopictus eggs and percentage of sterility of the eggs in the SIT area (Metzgergrün) and the control area (Gartenstadt)

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

Variables

Collection date (in 2020)

Total

28 July

11 August

29 August

15 September

29 September

13 October

SIT area (Metzgergrün)

 No. of eggs

623

475

555

481

135

29

2,298

 No. of sterile eggs

93

345

439

359

80

28

1,344

 Sterility, % (mean ± SD)

14.9%

51.6%

79.1%

74.6%

59.3%

96.6%

62.68 ± 25.75%

Control area (Gartenstadt)

 No. of eggs

498

902

80

135

1,615

 No. of sterile eggs

132

129

8

10

279

 Sterility, % (mean ± SD)

26.5%

14.3%

10.0%

7.41%

14.55 ± 7.32%