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Table 4 The number and percentage of pupae and adults that showed fungus infection

From: Factors affecting fungus-induced larval mortality in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi

Mosquito spp.

Fungus spp.

Treatment (days)

Pupation

Pupae showing infection

Adult emergence

Adults showing infection

   

n

%*

N

%*

n

%*

n

%*

Ag

Ma

0

150

74.3

0

0

138

68.3

0

0

  

1

52

26.5

0

0

45

23.0

3

1.5

  

3

49

23.6

0

0

40

19.2

0

0

  

5

42

21.2

0

0

36

18.1

5

2.5

  

7

37

18.3

0

0

36

17.8

1

0.5

 

Bb

0

127

70.6

0

0

116

64.6

0

0

  

1

7

3.4

0

0

6

2.9

0

0

  

3

11

5.5

0

0

10

5

1

0.5

  

5

19

8.9

0

0

16

7.5

5

2.3

  

7

9

4.3

1

0.5

8

3.9

0

0

As

Ma

0

153

72.5

0

0

107

50.7

0

0

  

1

52

25.3

2

1

28

14.1

4

2

  

3

48

24.9

2

1

34

17.7

9

4.6

  

5

40

22.2

3

1.7

22

13.3

7

3.9

  

7

38

19.7

1

0.5

19

11.1

1

0.5

 

Bb

0

159

82

0

0

141

72.7

0

0

  

1

66

34.9

6

3.2

35

18.5

5

2.6

  

3

51

24.9

10

4.9

29

14.1

8

3.9

  

5

36

17.6

4

2

29

14.1

10

4.9

  

7

17

8.5

2

1

10

5

1

0.5

  1. An. gambiae (Ag) and An. stephensi (As) that developed from the larvae (n = 200) treated with fungus (M. anisopliae (Ma) or B. bassiana (Bb)) spores. * Percentages are based on total number of larvae treated.