Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 6 Mortality of Hypera postica exposed to Hp-6 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 ± 0.84ab***	52.01 ± 0.49b	86.34 ± 0.25b	99.59 ± 0.84a
1 × 10⁵	0.00 ± 0.00b	59.68 ± 0.34ab	86.99 ± 0.22b	97.43 ± 1.25a
1 × 10⁷	4.53 ± 1.12a	68.72 ± 0.48a	99.71 ± 0.70a	100.00 ± 0.00a
1 × 10⁹	2.57 ± 1.25ab	72.08 ± 0.48a	100.00 ± 0.00a	100.00 ± 0.00a
Control	0.00 ± 0.00b	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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