Table 2 Mean (± SE) induced sterility levels and mean (± SE) fecundity of females mated with An. arabiensis males irradiated in the pupal or adult stage. A range is indicated where number of replicates is <2 (n: total number of females alive at onset of egg-laying period; Nd: not done).
From: Radiation-induced sterility for pupal and adult stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis
Treatment Dose (Gy) | Pupal irradiation | Adult irradiation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Replicates | Induced sterility | Fecundity | n | Replicates | Induced sterility | Fecundity | n | |
0 | 7 | 0.0 | 45 ± 4.9 | 266 | 4 | 0.0 | 42 ± 11.6 | 169 |
25 | 2 | 35.4 (32.3–38.5) | 32 (25–38) | 56 | 2 | 38.9 (38.7–39.0) | 69 (62–76) | 84 |
35 | 2 | 44.8 (35.7–53.8) | 52 (49–54) | 59 | Nd | |||
45 | 3 | 68.3 ± 6.9 | 42 ± 5.7 | 125 | Nd | |||
50 | 4 | 76.0 ± 4.6 | 34 ± 5.0 | 178 | 3 | 71.7 ± 5.8 | 46 ± 11.0 | 135 |
60 | 3 | 78.6 ± 5.7 | 39 ± 8.6 | 104 | 3 | 88.2 ± 2.2 | 29 ± 13.4 | 134 |
70 | 3 | 83.4 ± 2.1 | 41± 12.0 | 120 | 3 | 92.4 ± 2.5 | 40 ± 16.2 | 130 |
80 | 3 | 91.0 ± 3.4 | 42 ± 5.5 | 104 | 3 | 96.7 ± 0.5 | 34 ± 10.7 | 115 |
100 | 2 | 98.6 (98.5–98.7) | 34 (26–41) | 101 | 2 | 98.1 (97.2–98.9) | 41 (21–60) | 86 |