Overall,themortalityratesobservedateachofthetwoconcentrationsandforthecontroltreatment differed significantly (X2 = 7.5, p-value = 0.0235). Multiple comparisons however showed that only the lowest concentration (1 × 107 spores per mL of water) and the control treatment significantly differed in terms of mortality of 21 days (X2 = 7.2, p-value = 0.0073). Even though the comparison was non-significant (X2 = 3.3, p-value = 0.0679), the mortality rate was always higher for the lower concentration of spores (Figure 3), and only 20% of the larvae exposed to the lowest concentration of spores (1×107 spores per mL of water) were still alive by the end of the experiment, whereas 60% of the larvae exposed at the higher concentration (2×107 spores per mL of water) survived. However, none of the C. newmannii specimens died because of the fungus itself, since none of the dead insects showed characteristic signs of mycosis.
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