Table 1 Survival of female A. aegypti (Rockefeller strain) fed on sucrose or blood and subsequently exposed to fungal isolates at different times post feeding

% Mean Survival ± SD

S ₅₀

% Mean Survival ± SD

S ₅₀

CONT SUC

76.6 ± 2.88 a

ND

73.3 ± 2.50 a

NA

CONT BL

85.5 ± 2.55 b

ND

77.7 ± 2.06 a

NA

SUC FED + FUNGUS

23.3 ± 10.66 e

3

25 ± 8.96 d

3

BL FED 0 h + FUNGUS

42.2 ± 8.63 c

5

43.3 ± 7.13 b

6

BL FED 24 h + FUNGUS

46.6 ± 8.23 c

6

42.2 ± 6.50 b

6

BL FED 48 h + FUNGUS

44.4 ± 8.00 c

6

45 ± 7.15 b

6

BL FED 72 h + FUNGUS

31.1 ± 7.58 d

3

36.6 ± 6.30 bc

4

BL FED 96 h + FUNGUS

27.7 ± 7.43 de

3

31.1 ± 6.89 cd

3

BL FED 120 h + FUNGUS

26.6 ± 7.16 de

3

27.7 ± 8.51 d

3

BL FED 144 h + FUNGUS

25.5 ± 6.16 e

3

22.1 ± 7.98 d

3