Efficient method for establishing F1 progeny from wild populations of Anopheles mosquitoes

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Estimation of egg production for 100 females by in-tube forced oviposition

Species	Proportion of females laying eggs in tubes (%)	Egg number per female laying eggs		Yield for 100 females
Species	Proportion of females laying eggs in tubes (%)	Mean	SD	Egg number	SD	Range
An. coustani	71.07	71.83	43.96	5106.83	3124.24	[1983; 8231]
An. funestus	64.64	81.17	26.24	5246.95	1696.15	[3551; 6943]
An. mascarensis	54.22	68.63	24.53	3720.88	1330.02	[2391; 5051]
An. arabiensis	60.26	48.4	28.59	2916.67	1722.83	[1194; 4640]
An. squamosus	35.63	48.13	32.78	1714.57	1167.95	[547; 2883]

The egg mean number corresponds to pooled data from anaesthetized and non-anaesthetized females; SD standard deviation. The yield standard deviation was calculated as follows: mean egg number per female SD × Proportion %

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