Table 2.
Mortality rate (%) of Aedes aegypti L3/L4 in pot saucers, seven days after treatment with Heterorhabditis indica LPP35 infective juveniles (IJs), at two distinct doses.
| Sizes (bottom internal surface area, in cm2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | Small (13.3) | Medium (87.9) | Large (245) |
| 100 IJs/larva | |||
| Assay 1 | |||
| Treated | 46a | 29a | 35a |
| Control | 3b | 11b | 14b |
| Assay 2 | |||
| Treated | 53a | 53a | 35a |
| Control | 18b | 13b | 8b |
| 25 IJs/cm 2 | |||
| Assay 1 | |||
| Treated | 31a | 44a | 38a |
| Control | 0b | 0b | 0b |
| Assay 2 | |||
| Treated | 28a | 37a | 30a |
| Control | 0b | 0b | 0b |
Notes: Values are means of 10 pot saucers/size, and 10 larvae/pot saucer. In the columns, values followed by different letters are statistically different according to the Tukey test at 5%.