Metarhizium anisopliae blastospores are highly virulent to adult Aedes aegypti, an important arbovirus vector

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Table 3 Aedes aegypti survival rates following exposure to blastospores formulated in oil at different times after preparation

Survival rates (% ± SD) and median survival times (S₅₀) of female Ae. aegypti 7 days after exposure to cloths impregnated with ESALQ 818 blastospores at a concentration of 1 × 10⁷ propagules ml⁻¹, with and without the addition of 20% sunflower oil to the suspensions. Mosquitoes were exposed to the cloths immediately after application of fungi to the cloths (0 h) or 12 h, 24 h, or 48 h later. Mean survival percentages followed by different letters indicate statistical differences when comparing values using ANOVA followed by Duncan’s post hoc (5% level). Control data for each oil treatment group (four data sets) were combined, and the single mean survival rate was calculated
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