Table 3 Cumulative mortality ± standard error (SE) and lethal time (days), with respective confidence interval (CI) to kill 50 or 90% (LT₅₀ and LT₉₀) Ae. albopictus and Cx. pipiens adults treated with B. bassiana conidia (10⁸ conidia/mL)

Ae. albopictus

 CN6T1W2

58.3 ± 6.8 ^cd

100^b

4.8 (4.6–4.9)^a

5.8 (5.5–6.2)^a

14.76 ± 0.82

 JN5R1W1

72.3 ± 10.1^d

100^b

4.5 (4.2–4.8)^a

5.5 (5.2–6.2)^a

14.41 ± 0.78

 JN15T2W1

43.1 ± 7.7^bc

100^b

5.4 (5.1–5.8)^a

7.5 (7–8.2)^ab

9.19 ± 0.32

 KN16G1W1

21.6 ± 2.8^ab

100^b

5.5 (3.6–7.7)^a

8.5 (6.5–27.8)^ab

6.91 ± 0.26

 KB6S1W1

–

91.7 ± 8.3^b

8.2 (7.7–8.8)^b

11.3 (10.2–13.6)^b

9.32 ± 0.43

 CN10G3W2

13.3 ± 5.4^a

68.3 ± 1.4^a

9.2 (8.3–10.7)^b

18.4 (14.7–27)^c

4.29 ± 0.26

 F_5,8

15.87

6.28

–

–

–

 P

0.001

0.012

–

–

–

Cx. pipiens

 CN6T1W2

76.5 ± 13.1^b

100

4.3 (3.8–4.7)^a

7.0 (6.3–8.2)^a

6.03 ± 0.2

 JN5R1W1

66.2 ± 4.5^b

100

4.4 (3.7–5)^a

6.2 (5.5–8.1)^a

8.33 ± 0.28

 JN15T2W1

34.9 ± 4.2^ab

100

5.2 (4.8–5.5)^ab

7.0 (6.5–7.7)^a

9.92 ± 0.34

 KN16G1W1

52.9 ± 12.5^ab

90.5 ± 9.5

5.5 (4.8–6.1)^ab

8.1 (7.2–9.9)^a

7.54 ± 0.25

 KB6S1W1

39.7 ± 15.3^ab

100

5.2 (4.6–5.6)^ab

7.9 (7–9.3)^a

6.93 ± 0.23

 CN10G3W2

13.6 ± 3.7^a

100

6.3 (4.9–7.9)^b

10.1 (8–20.4)^b

6.15 ± 0.25

 F_5,11

3.95

0.91

–

–

–

 P

0.027

0.511

–

–

–