Dual application of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi on immune and antioxidant enzymes of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Mortality percentage of the last instar Galleria mellonella larvae exposed to the different concentrations of Heterorhabditis zealandica and Beauveria bassiana in response assay

Heterorhabditis zealandica					Beauveria bassiana
Concentrations (IJs/200 g soil)	Mean mortality (%)	Control mortality (%)	LC₅₀	Slope	Concentration (conidia/ml)	Mean mortality (%)	Control mortality (%)	LC₅₀	Slope
5	40.00^a	0.0	6.438	1.790	10	26.67^a	13.33	309.77	0.452
10	66.67^b				10²	35.29^ab
20	80 ^bd				10³	66.67^bc
40	86.67^cd				10⁴	73.33^cd
80	93.33^cd				10⁵	86.67^d

Mortality values within the column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Duncan’ s test, p > 0.05)