Table 2 Mean (± SE) quality control parameters for Ceratitis capitata reared on the three larval diets tested

Density (mL of eggs/kg of diet)

0.3

4389 ± 398 d

1787 ± 198 c

3044 ± 730 c

9.2 ± 0.5 a

11.7 ± 0.3 a

10.2 ± 0.4 a

6.0 ± 0.0 a

7.3 ± 0.3 a

7.5 ± 0.3 a

0.5

6408 ± 523 c

3573 ± 566 bc

6105 ± 872 bc

8.5 ± 0.2 a

11.1 ± 0.2 ab

9.7 ± 0.2 a

6.0 ± 0.0 a

7.0 ± 0.4 a

7.5 ± 0.3 a

0.8

9468 ± 559 b

5212 ± 1065 b

8866 ± 1143 bc

7.6 ± 0.6 a

11.1 ± 0.5 ab

9.3 ± 0.5 a

6.0 ± 0.0 a

7.0 ± 0.0 a

7.5 ± 0.3 a

1.0

11,632 ± 784 b

6307 ± 1659 ab

13,098 ± 1564 b

7.4 ± 0.3 a

10.9 ± 0.4 ab

8.6 ± 0.7 ab

6.0 ± 0.0 a

7.3 ± 0.3 a

6.8 ± 0.3 a

2.0

20,657 ± 1629 a¹

13,550 ± 2140 a

20,610 ± 1065 a

5.4 ± 0.3 b

9.6 ± 0.4 b

6.5 ± 0.8 b

5.5 ± 0.3 a

6.5 ± 0.3 a

7.0 ± 0.4 a

ANOVA

F_4.19 = 58.58;

F_4.14 = 17.15;

F_4.16 = 33.93;

F_4.19 = 13.20;

F_4.14 = 4.95;

F_4.19 = 6.16;

F_4.19 = 3.00;

F_4.19 = 1.25;

F_4.19 = 1.30;

C.V. = 1.7%;

C.V. = 3.5%;

C.V. = 19.9%;

C.V. = 10.5%;

C.V. = 6.5%;

C.V. = 12.9%;

C.V. = 4.4%;

C.V. = 7.8%;

C.V. = 8.5%;

P < 10^-4

P = 0.0002

P < 10^–4

P < 10^-4

P = 0.0095

P = 0.0039

P = 0.0528

P = 0.3324

P = 0.3129

Density (mL of eggs/kg of diet)

0.3

3884 ± 467 c

1748 ± 190 c

2837 ± 796 c

8.1 ± 0.2 a

9.3 ± 0.1 a

8.7 ± 0.2 a

1.7 ± 0.03 a

1.8 ± 0.03 a

1.7 ± 0.03 ab

9.7 ± 0.3 a

9.8 ± 0.5 a

9.5 ± 0.7 a

6089 ± 505 bc

3068 ± 470 bc

5726 ± 1034 c

7.5 ± 0.4 a

9.3 ± 0.1 a

8.3 ± 0.1 a

1.6 ± 0.01 ab

1.8 ± 0.05 a

1.8 ± 0.03 a

10.0 ± 0.0 a

10.0 ± 0.4 a

9.3 ± 0.9 a

7211 ± 1156 b

5023 ± 1027b

7735 ± 1827 bc

6.3 ± 0.6 ab

9.3 ± 0.3 a

8.3 ± 0.3 a

1.5 ± 0.04 bc

1.8 ± 0.02 a

1.8 ± 0.02 a

10.0 ± 0.0 a

9.8 ± 0.5 a

9.0 ± 0.7 a

8599 ± 1237 b

6176 ± 1542b

12,508 ± 1285 b

6.3 ± 0.7 ab

8.9 ± 0.1 a

8.0 ± 0.2 a

1.6 ± 0.03 ab

1.8 ± 0.02 a

1.7 ± 0.03 ab

10.3 ± 0.3 a

10.0 ± 0.6 a

8.5 ± 0.3 a

15,551 ± 2103 a

13,105 ± 1874 a

19,747 ± 1069 a

4.9 ± 0.4 b

8.3 ± 0.5 a

6.4 ± 0.4 b

1.4 ± 0.03 c

1.7 ± 0.05 a

1.6 ± 0.04 b

10.7 ± 0.3 a

9.3 ± 0.3 a

8.8 ± 0.5 a

ANOVA

F_4.19 = 15.91;

F_4.14 = 19.27;

F_4.16 = 29.43;

F_4.19 = 6.63;

F_4.19 = 2.44;

F_4.19 = 11.48;

F_4.19 = 13.10;

F_4.19 = 0.96;

F_4.19 = 3.90;

F_4.14 = 2.17;

F_4.19 = 0.46;

F_4.18 = 0.47;

C.V. = 2.8%;

C.V. = 3.4%;

C.V. = 22.0%;

C.V. = 14.8%;

C.V. = 6.2%;

C.V. = 6.7%;

C.V. = 3.7%;

C.V. = 4.1%;

C.V. = 4.1%;

C.V. = 4.4%;

C.V. = 9.3%;

C.V. = 13.1%;

P < 10^–4

P < 10^–4

P < 10^–4

P = 0.0028

P = 0.0922

P = 0.0002

P < 10^–4

P = 0.4565

P = 0.0229

P = 0.1466

P = 0.7645

P = 0.7600