|
Parameters
|
(Mean ± SE)
|
F(df)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Control
|
B .thuringiensis
|
B. bassiana
|
|---|
|
Pre-oviposition period (day)
|
2.4 ± 0.13 a
|
2.13 ± 0.13 a
|
2 ± 0.1 a
|
2.84(2,32)
|
0.294
|
|
Oviposition period (day)
|
8.93 ± 0.23 a
|
7.85 ± 0.24 b
|
7.5 ± 0.31 b
|
9.34(2,32)
|
0.045
|
|
Post-oviposition period (day)
|
1.67 ± 0.21 a
|
0.5 ± 0.02 b
|
0.3 ± 0.02 b
|
21.9(2,32)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Fecundity (no.)
|
202.4 ± 3.95 a
|
146.87 ± 4.4 b
|
134.4 ± 7.34 b
|
53.18(2,32)
|
0.018
|
|
Daily ovipositional rate
|
22.78 ± 0.55 a
|
18.46 ± 1.1 b
|
18.07 ± 1.03 b
|
11.16 (2,32)
|
0.033
|
- Means followed by the same letter, in the same row, are not significantly different (P > 0.05)
