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Table 2 Development of T. absoluta treated as second instar larvae by LC50 values of B. thuringiensis or B. bassiana

From: Microbial biopesticides affected age-stage life table of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera – Gelechiidae)

Biopesticides

Developmental period (mean ± SE) days

Egg

Larva

Pupa

Total developmental time

B. thuringiensis

5.93 ± 0.13a

14.75 ± 0.03a

10.94 ± 0.26a

31.57 ± 0.42a

B. bassiana

6.3 ± 0.12a

15 ± 0.04a

10.77 ± 0.24a

32.07 ± 0.51a

Control

5.96 ± 0.14a

10.96 ± 0.15b

8.29 ± 0.14b

25.21 ± 0.38b

F(df)

2.95 (2,87)

98.87 (2,58)

43.47 (2,58)

175 (2,58)

P value

0.057

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. Means followed by the same letter, in the same column, are not significantly different (P > 0.05)