Roselle varieties

Female lifespan (days)

Number of eggs laid per female

Larval survival (%)

Development duration (days)

Intrinsic rate of natural increase (r) (per day)

Sabdariffa

7.20 ± 0.86a

51.00 ± 8.57a

69.54 ± 21.81a

34.00 ± 0.73a

0.088 ± 0.01a

Altissima

7.60 ± 1.05a

50.06 ± 8.73a

74.53 ± 13.49a

34.09 ± 0.47a

0.090 ± 0.00a

ANOVA

1.29

0.09

0.57

0.15

0.33

P

0.237

0.770

0.458

0.700

0.570