Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 5 Mortality of Hypera postica exposed to Hp-30 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	0.41 ± 0.84a***	62.22 ± 0.52a	78.11 ± 0.11b	94.13 ± 2.44a
1 × 10⁵	0.00 ± 0.00a	56.03 ± 0.12a	80.82 ± 0.68b	95.18 ± 1.78a
1 × 10⁷	1.70 ± 1.74a	60.22 ± 0.52a	99.40 ± 1.45a	100.00 ± 0.00a
1 × 10⁹	0.00 ± 0.00a	66.92 ± 0.33a	100.00 ± 0.00a	100.00 ± 0.00a
Control	0.00 ± 0.00a	0.00 ± 0.00b	1.15 ± 1.12c	13.01 ± 0.22c

*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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