Table 2: Fecundity and hatching rate of M. discolor as observed in the study
No of observation No. of egg laid No. of egg hatched % of egg hatching
1 228 205 71.18
2 196 181 92.35
3 242 210 86.78
4 250 208 83.20
5 242 220 90.91
6 222 193 86.94
7 255 211 82.75
8 260 191 73.46
9 190 170 89.47
10 270 222 82.22
Mean ± SE 235.50 ± 7.96 201.10 ± 5.08 83.93 ± 2.11