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Table 4 Effect of rearing Aedes aegypti larvae with Daphnia magna on the wing length of adult mosquitoes

From: The effect of cladoceran, Daphnia magna, on the growth and pupation of Aedes aegypti L. mosquito larvae

Treatments (Aedes larvae: D. magna)

Wing length (mm) of emerged Aedes mosquitoes

Male

Female

Mean ± S.D

Range

Mean ± S.D

Range

Control (20 Aedes larvae)

1.88 ± 0.02

1.86–1.90

2.29 ± 0.15

2.28–2.30

1:1 (20:20)

1.60 ± 0.02

1.58–1.63

1.76 ± 0.01

1.75–1.78

1:2 (20:40)

1.68 ± 0.01

1.68–1.70

1.82 ± 0.03

1.80–1.85

1:3 (20:60)

1.59 ± 0.02

1.58–1.61

1.76 ± 0.01

1.75–1.77