Table 4.
Bioassay results of culture supernatant of B. cereus 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 | 4.928 | 9.865 | 7.982–26.926 | Y = −1.279 + 0.259 X | 0.650* | 3.488 | 6.573 | 6.080–10.679 | Y = −1.449 + 0.415 X | 0.619* |
| A. aegypti | 4.848 | 7.946 | 7.029–13.626 | Y = −2.005 + 0.414 X | 1.658* | 4.374 | 7.406 | 6.674–12.280 | Y = −1.848 + 0.423 X | 1.148* |
FL fiducial limits, LCL lower confidence limit, UCL upper confidence limit, χ2 Chi square value
* P ≤ 0.05 level