Table 1.
Chi square and LT50 values for B. bassiana (108 conidia/ml) in adult housefly at different humidity for three temperature variations (minimum, optimum, maximum)
| Temperature | Humidity | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 75 | 90 | 100 | |||||||||
| LT50 (in days) | 95 % CI | χ 2 | LT50 (in days) | 95 % CI | χ 2 | LT50 (in days) | 95 % CI | χ 2 | LT50 (in days) | 95 % CI | χ 2 | |
| 15 | 7.3 | 6.2–11.5 | 2.62 | 6.9 | 5.3–42.0 | 6.93 | 6.2 | 5.0–14.1 | 6.69 | 6.6 | 5.1–35.3 | 7.70 |
| 30 | 5.5 | 4.9–6.7 | 7.22 | 3.7 | 3.5–3.9 | 10.66 | 3.1 | 2.5–3.6 | 4.62 | 2.9 | 2.8–3.1 | 1.44 |
| 45 | 6.2 | – | 0.33 | 7.3 | 6.2–11.4 | 3.80 | 6.7 | 5.9–8.2 | 4.75 | 6.4 | 5.1–15.8 | 6.46 |