Table 2 Evolution of fecundity (means ± standard deviation) of M. domestica females according to type of food and time
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Diets | Day 1–2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Fisher F probability | Total fecundity |
Pineapple | 0 | 0.65 ± 0.05Dd | 10.42 ± 0.16Cd | 11.27 ± 0.53Cd | 64.08 ± 7.04Bb | 40.81 ± 4.58Ac | 97.93.20 ± 4.30Aa | 44.41 ± 1.55Bc | 37.00 ± 3.12Ac | 81.03 P < 0.0001 | 320.82 ± 25.39 A |
Banana | 0 | 7.42 ± 0.20Bd | 15.09 ± 0.75Bc | 16.62 ± 1.14Bc | 19.13 ± 0.90Cbc | 15.21 ± 0.81Cc | 36.86 ± 3.93Ca | 23.56 ± 1.56Da | 17.32 ± 1.59Cc | 24.64 P < 0.0001 | 151.21 ± 4.93 C |
Milk + sugar | 0 | 9.65 ± 0.47Ae | 22.62 ± 1.09Acd | 18.06 ± 0.91Bd | 84.64 ± 5.82Aa | 31.66 ± 2.67Bc | 62.84 ± 3.35Bb | 68.01 ± 2.70Ab | 27.34 ± 2.02Bcd | 90.82 P < 0.0001 | 324.81 ± 16.71 A |
Honey | 0 | 5.19 ± 0.34Ce | 9.37 ± 0.26Ce | 24.72 ± 1.00Ac | 64.63 ± 3.60Ba | 22.29 ± 0.93Cc | 29.52 ± 0.82Cb | 8.62 ± 0.47Ee | 14.66 ± 0.22Cd | 183.24 P < 0.0001 | 178.99 ± 5.29 BC |
Papaya | 0 | 4.91 ± 0.21Cf | 14.36 ± 1.18Ae | 15.26 ± 1.28Be | 25,73±1,77Cd | 31.13 ± 0.78Bcd | 43.66 ± 2.77Ca | 39.28 ± 1.69Cab | 35.85 ± 3.43Abc | 51.40 P < 0.0001 | 210.18 ± 7.78 B |
Fisher F Probability | – | 131. 92 P < 0.0001 | 42.31 P < 0.0001 | 23.88 P < 0.0001 | 39.11 P < 0.0001 | 15.87 P < 0.0001 | 44.58 P < 0.0001 | 165.34 P < 0.0001 | 18.81 P < 0.0001 |  | 31.57 P < 0.0001 |