Table 2

Mortality hazard ratios of mosquitoes exposed to Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE-30 and B. bassian a I93-825 at day 2, 14 and 28 post-application of fungus to mud panel, polyester netting and cotton cloth

Factor

Comparisons

HR

95% C.I

P value

Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE-30

Treatment

Treatment vs control

2.72

2.58 - 2.86

<0.001

Surfaces

Mud panel vs polyester netting

1.17

1.1 - 1.24

<0.001

Mud panel vs cotton cloth

1.12

1.05 - 1.18

<0.001

Cotton cloth vs polyester netting

0.96

0.91 - 1.02

0.17

Days post-application

2 vs 14

0.95

0.9 - 1

0.05

2 vs 28

1.12

1.06 - 1.19

<0.001

14 vs 28

1.05

1 - 1.11

0.11

Beauveria bassiana I93-825

Treatment

Treatment vs control

2.23

2.12 - 2.34

<0.001

Surfaces

Mud panel vs polyester netting

1.17

1.11 - 1.24

<0.001

Mud panel vs cotton cloth

0.96

0.91 - 1.01

0.14

Cotton cloth vs polyester netting

1.19

1.14 - 1.23

<0.001

Days post-application

2 vs 14

1.13

1.03 - 1.25

0.01

2 vs 28

1.17

1.06 - 1.28

0.002

14 vs 28

0.99

0.93 - 1.06

0.82

Mnyone et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:246   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-246