Effects of dietary sodium on performance, flight and compensation strategies in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Table 3 Influences of larval diets on the H. armigera adult emergence and body weight

	Larvae fed diet	Emergence percent*	Percent of moth with abnormal wing shape*	Body weight (mg)*
Male	A	83.5 ± 5.9 a	8.3 ± 0.6 b	141.4 ± 5.2 a
	B	86.2 ± 4.6 a	10.5 ± 0.8 b	133.9 ± 3.6 ab
	C	84.3 ± 6.1 a	14.5 ± 0.9 a	126.5 ± 4.0 b
Female	A	84.1 ± 8.7 a	9.5 ± 0.6 b	158.6 ± 3.1 a
	B	84.8 ± 5.7 a	11.1 ± 0.7 ab	139.2 ± 5.5 b
	C	84.9 ± 7.4 a	14.5 ± 1.2 a	138.0 ± 7.2 b

* Data are shown as Mean ± SE for at least 10 individuals. Different small letters after values indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among different treatments by a one-way ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). See text and Table 1 for further explanations.

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