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Table 1 Frequency distribution (%) of the ovarian categories in female G. austeni and G. pallidipes as determined by ovarian ageing

From: Wolbachia, Sodalis and trypanosome co-infections in natural populations of Glossina austeni and Glossina pallidipes

Ovarian category

Estimated age (days)

Frequency (%)

P-value

  

G. pallidipes(n = 103)

G. austeni(n = 67)

0

0–8

1.6

4.5

0.6812

1

8–19

7.8

14.9

0.2011

2

20–30

30.1

25.4

0.6016

3

30–40

22.3

22.4

1.000

4

40–50

13.6

16.4

0.6607

5

50–60

5.8

3.0

0.4820

6

60–70

12.6

10.4

0.8090

7

70–80

4.9

3.0

0.7052

  1. There were no significant differences in number of females per ovarian category between the two species.