Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 4 Mortality of Hypera postica exposed to GN-4 isolate

From: Efficacy of some local isolates of the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin on the alfalfa weevil Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae, under laboratory conditions

Mortality±SEM* (%)
Doses(conidia/ml)	1 DAT**	3 DAT	5 DAT	7 DAT
1 × 10³	1.15 ± 1.12a***	28.24 ± 0.09b	77.18 ± 0.43b	96.63 ± 1.75a
1 × 10⁵	1.15 ± 1.12a	41.43 ± 0.75ab	80.69 ± 0.54b	99.71 ± 0.70a
1 × 10⁷	2.57 ± 1.25a	56.84 ± 0.62a	97.43 ± 1.25a	99.71 ± 0.70a
1 × 10⁹	0.00 ± 0.00a	50.00 ± 0.21a	98.35 ± 1.25a	100.00 ± 0.00a
Control	0.00 ± 0.00a	0.00 ± 0.00c	1.15 ± 1.12c	13.01 ± 0.22b

*SEM Standard error of the mean
**DAT Days after treatment
***Means in a column followed by the same letter are not statistical significantly different (P < 0.05)

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