Research Article

Larvicidal Effect of Vorticella microstoma (Ehrenberg, 1830) on Mosquito Larvae, and Morphological Changes under Induced Environmental Conditions

Table 2

Multiple comparison between mortality percentage of different instars of Cx. gelidus larvae (IBM SPSS Statistics 22 software).

Replicate (I)Replicate (J)Mean difference (I-J)Std. errorSignificant level95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

1st instar2nd instar-13.3316.730.46-54.2727.61
3rd instar15.5616.730.39-25.3856.50
2nd instar1st instar13.3316.730.46-27.6154.27
3rd instar28.8916.730.14-12.0569.83
3rd instar1st instar-15.5616.730.39-56.5025.38
2nd instar-28.8916.730.14-69.8312.05