Table 1 Fitness parameter of female Aedes aegypti reared in water or skatole-reared and virus prevalence after DENV2 infection.

From: Dengue virus infection changes Aedes aegypti oviposition olfactory preferences

Parameters

Group

Mean (±sem)

Test (Nreplicates) P

Blood fed females during 1st BM (%)

Water uninfected

28.25 (±3.33)

Friedman test F = 0.3, (N = 4) ns

Skatole uninfected

28.75 (±4.8)

Water DENV2-infected

27.375 (±7.52)

Skatole DENV2-infected

30.775 (±5.8)

Female survival (%)

Water uninfected

87.26 (±4.56)

Friedman test F = 2.45, (N = 4) ns

Skatole uninfected

89.73 (±5.14)

Water DENV2-infected

84.17 (±8.56)

Skatole DENV2-infected

79.39 (±5.99)

Number of eggs laid post 1st BM (average per female)

Water uninfected

82.38 (±10.72)

Friedman test F = 9.9, (N = 4) P = 0.006

Skatole uninfected

88.52 (±5.08)

Water DENV2-infected

68.73 (±6.53)

Skatole DENV2-infected

60.47 (±8.24)

Number of eggs laid post 2nd BM (average per female)

Water uninfected

62.92 (±13.25)

Friedman test F = 1.8, (N = 4) ns

Skatole uninfected

67.93 (±19.22)

Water DENV2-infected

52.41 (±10.21)

Skatole DENV2-infected

57.85 (±6.65)

Number of eggs laid for both BM (average per female)

Water uninfected

74.04 (±8.56)

Friedman test F = 10.03, (N = 4) P = 0.018

Skatole uninfected

79.70 (±8.8)

Water DENV2-infected

61.74 (±6.16)

Skatole DENV2-infected

59.35 (±5.1)

Virus prevalence (%)

Water DENV2-infected

93.31 (±4.44)

Mann Whitney test U = 3.0, (N = 4) ns

Skatole DENV2-infected

81.70 (±0.86)