Figure 2
Mosquitoes fed 1% sucrose had significantly lower bacterial loads compared to mosquitoes fed 10% sucrose. Boxplots were constructed using median bacterial loads for females fed 1% sucrose and 10% sucrose at 1, 3, and 5 dpi. Each median value was calculated from four individuals, and point error bars show the interquartile range. Asterisks represent significant differences in bacterial load between sucrose treatments at each time post-infection (**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05). Data were collected from a total of five replicate experiments.
