Enterobacter sp. AA26 gut symbiont as a protein source for Mediterranean fruit fly mass-rearing and sterile insect technique applications

Table 2 Brewer’s yeast replacement with Enterobacter sp. AA26 biomass and egg to pupa developmental duration

Treatment	N	Mean (days) ± SE	Kaplan-Meier / log-rank (Mantel-Cox)
Males
7% Y	331	12.21 ± 0.041	7% Y vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 289.85, P < 0.001
7% B	358	10.65 ± 0.039	7% B vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 81.48, P < 0.001
3.5% Y + 3.5% B	375	11.12 ± 0.036	7% Y vs 7% B: x² = 422.73, P < 0.001
Control	208	21.72 ± 0.171	Control vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 585.11, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% Y: x² = 545.19, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% B: x² = 546.65, P < 0.001
Females
7% Y	311	13.30 ± 0.055	7% Y vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 69.55, P < 0.001
7% B	327	12.28 ± 0.058	7% B vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 11.12, P = 0.001
3.5% Y + 3.5% B	297	12.56 ± 0.061	7% Y vs 7% B: x² = 131.65, P < 0.001
Control	94	24.94 ± 0.276	Control vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 309.37, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% Y: x² = 321.70, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% B: x² = 325.32, P < 0.001

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