Native entomopathogenic Metarhizium spp. from Burkina Faso and their virulence against the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii and non-target insects

Table 1 LT₈₀s and grouping LT₈₀ values for Anopheles coluzzii adults treated with Burkina Faso local Metarhizium pingshaense strains (Met_10 and Met_26) compared with wild type Metarhizium pingshaense expressing red fluorescent protein (Met_RFP) at three different concentrations

Concentration (conidia/ml)^a	Treatment	LT₈₀ + SE (days)	Grouping LT₈₀^b
C1 (1 × 10⁸)	Met_S10	5.67 ± 0.167	a
	Met_S26	7.50 ± 0.289	b
	Met_RFP	7.18 ± 0.167	b
C2 (1 × 10⁷)	Met_S10	6.67 ± 0.167	a
	Met_S26	8.67 ± 0.167	b
	Met_RFP	8.83 ± 0.167	b
C3 (1 × 10⁶)	Met_S10	7.00 ± 0.289	a
	Met_S26	10.00 ± 0.500	b
	Met_RFP	10.00 ± 1.041	b

Abbreviation: SE standard error of the mean
^aIn 0.01% Tween80
^bPairwise comparison of LT₈₀ values per spraying conidia suspension concentrations; treatments with no letters in common differ significantly at P < 0.05

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