Effects of larval exposure to sublethal doses of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on body size, oviposition and survival of adult Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes

Table 1 Effect of larval exposure to sublethal Bti on post-larval stages in An. coluzzii

Treatment	Mean no. of pupae ± SE	Mean no. of adults ± SE	Mean wing length (mm) of adult males ± SE (n)	Mean wing length (mm) of adult females ± SE (n)
Control	162.0 ± 9.02	159 ± 7.33	2.39 ± 0.02 (57)	2.36 ± 0.02 (160)
LC₂₀	143.5 ± 13.68	137 ± 9.04	2.36 ± 0.03 (40)	2.41 ± 0.02 (133)
LC₅₀	105.7 ± 13.63	93 ± 10.23	2.42 ± 0.04 (37)	2.50 ± 0.02 (63)
LC₇₀	72.5 ± 7.98	64 ± 5.32	2.48 ± 0.02* (34)	2.58 ± 0.05* (46)

*Indicates statistical significance of the treatment in relation to the control (p<0.01). See Additional file 1: Tables S2 and S3 for the effect sizes of larval exposure to the sublethal Bti concentrations on wing lengths of adult males and females, respectively

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