Table 1.
Change in the numbers of dyed and undyed R. speratus workers after mixing thirty workers fed Nile Blue A or Neutral Red

Marking Regent Number of Dyed: Undyed Post-Exposure
Initial 7 days 14 days 21 days
Dyed Undyed Dyed Undyed Dyed Undyed Dyed Undyed
Nile Blue A 30 30 29.7±0.5 29.3±0.5 28.7±0.9 29.0±0.0 28.3±0.5 27.7±0.5
Neutral Red 30 30 29.3±0.9 29.0±0.0 28.3±0.5 28.3±0.5 28.3±0.5 28.0±0.0