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Table 1 Live, dead and missing mosquitoes of each life stage with and without Ochthera chalybescens. Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations.

From: Predatory capacity of a shorefly, Ochthera chalybescens, on malaria vectors

 

Presence

Absence

n = 20

Live

Dead

Live + dead

Missing

Live

Dead

Live + dead

Missing

Eggs

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

1st instar

1.2 (2.0)

0.0 (0.0)

1.2 (2.0)

18.8 (2.0)

19.9 (0.5)

0.0 (0.0)

19.9 (0.5)

0.2 (0.5)

2nd instar

2.0 (3.8)

0.2 (0.5)

2.2 (3.8)

17.9 (3.8)

19.8 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

3rd instar

5.7 (4.1)

0.4 (0.6)

6.1 (4.2)

13.9 (4.2)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

4th instar

5.9 (4.2)

4.4 (2.7)

10.3 (4.3)

9.8 (4.3)

13.4 (3.4)

5.3 (3.5)

18.7 (1.3)

1.3 (1.3)

Pupae

14.4 (2.6)

0.7 (0.7)

15.0 (2.7)

5.0 (2.7)

19.3 (0.7)

0.7 (0.7)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

Adults

14.2 (2.0)

0.4 (0.5)

14.6 (1.7)

5.4 (1.7)

19.4 (0.8)

0.6 (0.8)

20.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)