Table 3.
Bioassay results of culture supernatant of B. sphaericus against third instar larvae and pupae of two species of mosquitoes
| Mosquito species | Pupa (μl/ml) | 95 % FL (LCL–UCL) | Regression equation | χ2 | Larva (μl/ml) | 95 % FL (LCL–UCL) | Regression equation | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC50 | LC90 | LC50 | LC90 | |||||||
| A. stephensi | 3.267 | 6.615 | 6.079–11.306 | Y = −1.250 + 0.383 X | 1.296* | 3.915 | 6.851 | 6.299–10.898 | Y = −1.709 + 0.437 X | 0.448* |
| A. aegypti | 4.256 | 6.619 | 5.279–39.288 | Y = −2.307 + 0.542 X | 6.500* | 3.252 | 6.397 | 5.935–10.498 | Y = −1.325 + 0.407 X | 0.692* |
* P ≤ 0.05 level