Journal of Insect Science: Vol. 7 | Article 49

Table 2. Effect of strain, diet, and time in diapause on longevity of female and male moths emerging from diapause (least squares means ± SE from multiple regression models, see text).

			Longevity (days)
Strain	Diet	Time in diapause (wk)	Female	Male
MOV97	Non-Bt	8	14.1 (0.8) ^a, ¹	11.9 (0.6) ^a, ¹
MOV97 x MOV97-R₁₀	Non-Bt	8	14.4 (0.6) ^a	11.8 (0.4) ^a
MOV97 x MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	8	13.6 (0.5) ^a	10.2 (0.4) ^a
MOV97-R₁₀	Non-Bt	8	12.9 (0.6) ^b	10.7 (0.5) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	8	11.6 (0.6) ^b	8.7 (0.5) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀	Bt	8	12.8 (0.8) ^ns, ²	10.2 (0.6) ^ns, ²
MOV97	Non-Bt	16	10.5 (0.8) ^a, ³	9.9 (0.7) ^a, ¹
MOV97 x MOV97-R₁₀	Non-Bt	16	12.0 (0.6) ^b	8.9 (0.5) ^a
MOV97 x MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	16	12.8 (0.6) ^b	8.0 (0.5) ^a
MOV97-R₁₀	Non-Bt	16	10.6 (0.7) ^a	8.2 (0.6) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	16	9.5 (0.7) ^a	6.5 (0.5) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀	Bt	16	8.2 (1.2) ^ns, ²	10.0 (0.7) ^ns, ²
MOV97	Non-Bt	20	10.0 (1.0) ^a, ³	9.2 (0.6) ^a, ¹
MOV97 x MOV97-R10	Non-Bt	20	12.6 (0.6) ^b	9.8 (0.5) ^a
MOV97 x MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	20	13.0 (0.6) ^b	8.6 (0.5) ^a
MOV97-R₁₀	Non-Bt	20	9.9 (0.8) ^a	7.5 (0.6) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀₀	Non-Bt	20	9.4 (0.6) ^a	7.9 (0.60) ^b
MOV97-R₁₀	Bt	20	8.8 (1.1) ^ns, ²	6.6 (0.7) ^*, ²

¹Values with different letters were significantly different in linear contrasts comparing MOV97 to the F1 or the resistant strains (P < 0.05). Linear contrast comparing the F1 and resistant strains was not significant (P > 0.05).
²Linear contrasts comparing individuals from MOV97-R₁₀ fed non-Bt and Bt diet.
^nsP > 0.05;
^*P < 0.05.
³Values with different letters were significantly different in linear contrasts comparing MOV97 to the F1 or the resistant strains (P < 0.05). Linear contrast comparing the F1 and resistant strains was significant (P < 0.05).