Table 3 Effects of bulk storage on hatchability, larval duration, emergence and survival of An. arabiensis when eggs were stored at 20°C
From: Effects of drying eggs and egg storage on hatchability and development of Anopheles arabiensis
Egg storage period (d) | Percentage hatching | Duration larval stages (d) | Duration L1 to adult emergence (d) | Survival L1 to pupal stage (%) | Survival L1 to adult emergence (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 75.1 ± 2.3 | b | 10.2 ± 0.3 | a | 11.2 ± 0.3 | a | 95.3 ± 0.6 | a | 93.7 ± 0.8 | a |
2 | 82.8 ± 2.8 | a | 9.2 ± 0.3 | bc | 10.8 ± 0.2 | a | 94.5 ± 0.9 | ab | 93.0 ± 0.9 | ab |
3 | 78. ± 1.5 | ab | 9.8 ± 0.1 | a | 10.7 ± 0.2 | ab | 93.7 ± 0.0 | ab | 91.4 ± 0.9 | ab |
4 | 78. ± 2.4 | ab | 9.8 ± 0.4 | a | 10.8 ± 0.4 | ab | 93.0 ± 0.9 | abc | 91.4 ± 0.9 | ab |
5 | 79.9 ± 4.5 | ab | 9.3 ± 0.1 | b | 10.3 ± 0.1 | bc | 93.7 ± 0.8 | ab | 91.4 ± 0.9 | ab |
6 | 76.8 ± 4.5 | ab | 8.2 ± 0.2 | bc | 10.2 ± 0.2 | cd | 92.2 ± 0.6 | bc | 89.8 ±1.0 | ab |
7 | 68.9 ± 4.6 | c | 9.1 ±0.2 | bc | 10.2 ± 0.2 | cd | 93.0 ± 0.9 | abc | 89.8 ± 1.0 | ab |
8 | 68.9 ± 4.6 | c | 9.1 ±0.0 | bc | 10.1 ± 0.0 | cd | 93.0 ±0.5 | abc | 89.8 ± 0.96 | ab |
9 | 53.2 ± 6.0 | d | 8.8 ±0.1 | c | 9.8 ±0.2 | d | 90.6 ± 0.0 | c | 89.1 ± 0.6 | b |
11 | 22.6 ± 6.2 | e | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||||
Control | 78.5 ± 4.8 | ab | 9.2 ± 0.6 | bc | 10.1 ± 0.6 | cd | 95.3 ± 0.6 | a | 91.4 ± 1.2 | ab |