Figure 4. An. stephensi females become infected with B. bassiana following contact with spore-laden caterpillars.74% (34/46) of mosquitoes contacting the sporulating caterpillars vs. 8% (4/47) contacting the uninfected caterpillars exhibited B. bassiana sporulation after death.

N = 46 and 47 females out of 60 tested that contacted the sporulating vs. the healthy-live caterpillars, respectively. Brackets denote ±95% binomial confidence intervals (C.I.). Asterisks indicate a significant difference of infection (***P≤0.001, Chi-square 2×2 test of independence).