From: The sex pheromone heptacosane enhances the mating competitiveness of sterile Aedes aegypti males
Irradiation | Emergence rate (%) | Egg number | Hatch rate (%) |
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Control | 92.6 ± 3.2 a | 66.6 ± 1.9 a | 85.9 ± 6.6 a |
X-ray 20 Gy | 90.0 ± 4.1 a, b | 65.5 ± 2.2 a | 29.2 ± 4.2 b |
X-ray 40 Gy | 87.4 ± 3.2 a, b | 63.5 ± 2.5 a | 5.2 ± 2.5 c |
X-ray 60 Gy | 86.3 ± 3.5 a, b | 65.0 ± 2.3 a | 0.3 ± 0.5 d |
γ-ray 20 Gy | 88.9 ± 2.4 a, b | 68.1 ± 2.2 a | 6.0 ± 1.8 c |
γ-ray 40 Gy | 83.4 ± 3.5 b, c | 68.0 ± 2.3 a | 0.2 ± 0.4 d |
γ-ray 60 Gy | 74.4 ± 4.4 c | 64.8 ± 2.2 a | 0 ± 0 d |