Table 6 Effect of gamma irradiation combined with the LC50 of the entomopathogenic fungi; Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces lilacinus on the percentage larval mortality of Galleria mellonella descending from the irradiated parental females as full-grown pupae
Radiation doses (Gy) | Fungi | % Larval mortality after/h ± SE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 96 h | Accumulative larval mortality | Accumulative larval mortality deviation from control | ||
Control | – | 02 ± 2.45 | 06 ± 2.01 | 10 ± 2.01 | 12 ± 2.45 | 20 ± 2.45 e | 100 |
70 Gy | B. bassiana | 20 ± 3.17 | 34 ± 2.45 | 50 ± 0.00 | 54 ± 2.45 | 64 ± 4.01 b | 320 |
P. lilacinus | 14 ± 2.46 | 24 ± 2.45 | 38 ± 3.75 | 46 ± 2.45 | 54 ± 2.45 c | 270 | |
100 Gy | B. bassiana | 24 ± 2.45 | 44 ± 2.45 | 58 ± 2.00 | 68 ± 2.00 | 78 ± 2.01 a | 390 |
P. lilacinus | 18 ± 2.00 | 28 ± 2.00 | 40 ± 0.00 | 54 ± 2.45 | 74 ± 4.01 a | 370 | |
125 Gy | B. bassiana | 36 ± 2.45 | 48 ± 2.00 | 62 ± 2.00 | 74 ± 2.45 | 84 ± 2.45 a | 420 |
P. lilacinus | 28 ± 2.00 | 36 ± 2.45 | 54 ± 2.45 | 66 ± 2.45 | 80 ± 3.17 a | 400 | |
LSD | 9.02 | ||||||