Table 1 Feeding, fecundity and fertility values for different protein types.

From: Development and physiological effects of an artificial diet for Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti

Protein

WB

Rice

Milk C

Milk I

Pea

Soy

Albumin

Feeding rate (%)

94

80

67

31

13

0

0

Fecundity

54

0

10

1

0

0

0

Fertility

37

0

4

0.5

0

0

0

Hatch rate (%)

77.94

0

23.61

9.80

0

0

0

  1. WB = Human blood, Fecundity = Median eggs laid per female, Fertility = Median live larvae per female, Hatch rate = median % of eggs hatched. All diets except WB included ATP CFinal = 1 mM.
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