Table 2.
Mortality of A. aegypti second instar larvae at 24 h after inoculation with Cry10Aa, Cyt2Ba and combination of both.
| Cry10Aa | Cyt2Ba | Cry10Aa+Cyt2Ba | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ng/mL | Dead/Total | Mortality (% ± SD) | ng/mL | Dead/Total | Mortality (% ± SD) | ng/mL | Dead/Total | Mortality (% ± SD) |
| 2000 | 39/50 | 78 ± 2% | 4000 | 84/92 | 91.3 ± 10% | 300 | 115/124 | 92.7 ± 9% |
| 666 | 30/50 | 60 ± 10% | 1333 | 64/85 | 75.3 ± 17% | 60 | 86/114 | 75.4 ± 9% |
| 222 | 23/41 | 56.1 ± 2% | 444 | 39/94 | 41.5 ± 9% | 12 | 75/135 | 55.6 ± 11% |
| 74 | 12/44 | 27.3 ± 12% | 148 | 28/78 | 35.9 ± 7% | 2.4 | 53/131 | 40.5 ± 6% |
| 24.7 | 6/46 | 13 ± 17% | 49.4 | 22/86 | 25.6 ± 6% | 0.48 | 34/116 | 29.3 ± 6% |
| 8.2 | 1/42 | 2.4 ± 3% | 16.4 | 21/84 | 25 ± 13% | 0.096 | 23/120 | 19.2 ± 14% |
Control insects experienced no mortality in all cases.