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Survival (%)
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Time since cloths first placed in rooms (days)
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Conidia + T
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Conidia + V
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Conidia + V + I
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|---|
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0–5
|
38 ± 1 b
|
36.6 ± 1.5 b
|
32.6 ± 2.08 d
|
|
6-11
|
49.3 ± 2.51 b
|
50 ± 2.64 b
|
40.6 ± 0.57d
|
|
12 -17
|
81 ± 2.08 a
|
78.6 ± 2.80 a
|
60 ± 2.64 c
|
|
18-23
|
82 ± 1 a
|
81.3 ± 3.21 a
|
64.6 ± 2.51 bc
|
|
24-29
|
ND
|
82.6 ± 1.52 a
|
77.3 ± 0.57 ab
|
|
30-35
|
ND
|
ND
|
83.3 ± 2.51 a
|
|
Control
|
83.3 ± 2.51 a
|
84.6 ± 2.08 a
|
87.3 ± 4.16 a
|
- Three fungal treatments were tested: conidia + Tween (T), conidia + vegetable oil (V) and conidia + vegetable oil + isoparaffin (I).
- At the end of each time period, the surviving mosquitoes were captured and a new cohort released into the room. Mean survival values followed by the same letter indicate that the results for each treatment were not statistically different when using a one way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s test (5% probability) to compare the different periods that cloths had been left in the rooms. ND = not determined. Control results for each time period were not significantly different for each repetition (P > 0.01) and were thus pooled and shown as a single mean value for each treatment.
