Long distance transport of irradiated male Glossina palpalis gambiensis pupae and its impact on sterile male yield

Table 1 Effect of batch on flies emergences parameters (average ± sd)

	Comparison parameters
Batch	Emergence during transport	Emergence in insectary	Emerged male with deformed wings	Mortality in insectary	Available sterile males
1	0.9 ± 2.9^a	72.2 ± 14.3^a	12.0 ± 6.3^a	5.9 ± 6.3^a	61.7 ± 14.7^a
2	0.7 ± 1.7^b	76.1 ± 13.2^b	10.7 ± 7.5^b	5.8 ± 6.0^b	65.8 ± 13.3^b

The data on the same column with a different letter are significantly different (P < 0.05).

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