Increased biting rate and decreased Wolbachia density in irradiated Aedes mosquitoes

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Fecundity and fertility of ARwP and S_ANG Ae. albopictus females irradiated at 28, 35, and 45 Gy compared to those of untreated counterparts over two gonotrophic cycles

Mosquito line	Blood meal	Treatment	Mean (± SE) eggs per female	Mean (± SE) egg hatch (%)
ARwP	First	Untreated	31.54 ± 0.77 a	85.87 ± 2.37 a
		28 Gy	5.67 ± 0.36 b	13.72 ± 1.77 b
		35 Gy	0.11 ± 0.04 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
		45 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00 d	0.00 ± 0.00 c
	Second	Untreated	30.89 ± 0.79 a	85.61 ± 2.28 a
		28 Gy	5.04 ± 0.46 b	15.03 ± 1.91 b
		35 Gy	0.15 ± 0.04 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
		45 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00 d	0.00 ± 0.00 c
S_ANG	First	Untreated	32.24 ± 0.82 a	87.44 ± 2.38 a
		28 Gy	5.45 ± 0.44	14.75 ± 2.28
		35 Gy	0.13 ± 0.04 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
		45 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00 d	0.00 ± 0.00 d
	Second	Untreated	31.44 ± 0.79 a	86.77 ± 2.40 a
		28 Gy	5.27 ± 0.38 b	15.25 ± 1.60 b
		35 Gy	0.13 ± 0.03 c	2.86 ± 2.86 c
		45 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00 d	0.00 ± 0.00 d
Ae. aegypti	First	50 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00
Ae. aegypti	Second	50 Gy	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00

Fecundity and egg hatching data related to Ae. aegypti irradiated at 50 Gy are also reported
ARwP = wPip Wolbachia-infected Ae. albopictus
S_ANG = wild-type Ae. albopictus
Within each group and column, values followed by a different letter are significantly different (Kruskal–Wallis test followed by the Conover-Iman test; P < 0.05)

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