Table 1. Influence of Wolbachia on mean of the number of eggs produced and percentage of embryonic mortality in L. tricolor (M±SE).
Cross (♀ x ♂) No. of Cross Mean no. of eggs per female Mean % embryonic mortality of eggs
w+ x ♂w+ 61 32.57 ± 2.05a 15.56 ± 1.36a
w x ♂w+ 45 25.89 ± 2.30b 28.74 ± 4.44b
w+ x ♂w 50 20.94 ± 1.90b 31.06 ± 1.88b
w x ♂w 30 8.23 ± 0.91c 36.80 ± 3.70b
F 21.451 9.423
df 3, 182 3, 8
P <0.0001 <0.005