Table 1 The egg weight, rate of egg hatching, and detection of Spiroplasma from eggs and larvae of Haemaphysalis longicornis according to injection group.
Group | Mean of Egg weight/body weight (SD) | Median of hatching rate (IQR) (%) | Detection of Spiroplasma from egg (No. of positive) | Detection of Spiroplasma from larvae (No. of positive) | Sample size (No. of fed females) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PBS | 45.1 (6.5) | 89.9 (72.5–95.2) | 0 | 0 | 6 |
PBS_PG | 44.9 (5.3) | 88.6 (73.3–94.7) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SI_High_wo | 38.3 (5.4) | 80.3 (48.4–84.8) | 2 (three pools each) | 2 (three pools each) | 7 |
SI_High_PG | 46.9 (1.8) | 84.0 (78.4–97.3) | 1 (two pools) | 1 (two pools) | 3 |
SI_Low_wo | 45.9 (6.0) | 92.7 (56.1–95.1) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SI_Low_PG | 46.6 (1.6) | 80.9 (64.6–95.7) | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SM_High_wo | 49.2 (3.6) | 83.8 (58.9–88.6) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SM_High_PG | 39.3 (12.7) | 65.6 (31.8–82.5) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SM_Low_wo | 51.1 (3.4) | 83.6 (77.1–85.3) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SM_Low_PG | 50.3 (4.7) | 73.7 (47.6–91.2) | 0 | 0 | 6 |