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

Table 4 Brewer’s yeast replacement with Enterobacter sp. AA26 biomass and Immature stages developmental duration

Treatment	N	Mean (days) ± SE	Kaplan-Meier / log-rank (Mantel-Cox)
Males
7% Y	302	24.25 ± 0.044	7% Y vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 204.43, P < 0.001
7% B	319	23.14 ± 0.039	7% B vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 7.28, P = 0.007
3.5% Y + 3.5% B	345	23.29 ± 0.037	7% Y vs 7% B: x² = 252.11, P < 0.001
Control	111	34.17 ± 0.225	Control vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 381.59, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% Y: x² = 356.90, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% B: x² = 349.70, P < 0.001
Females
7% Y	283	25.66 ± 0.053	7% Y vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 56.02, P < 0.001
7% B	295	24.94 ± 0.049	7% B vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 3.15, P = 0.076
3.5% Y + 3.5% B	273	25.05 ± 0.054	7% Y vs 7% B: x² = 88.03, P < 0.001
Control	41	38.51 ± 0.383	Control vs 3.5% Y + 3.5% B: x² = 162.49, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% Y: x² = 165.96, P < 0.001
			Control vs 7% B: x² = 176.98, P < 0.001

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