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Table 1 Probit analysis data on mortality time of Xylosandrus germanus females after applications of two conidial concentrations of Metarhizium anisopliae TR-106 isolate on hazelnut branches and beetle females

From: Efficacy of native isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana against the invasive ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus germanus Blandford (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Variables

1 × 106 conidia ml−1

1 × 108 conidia ml−1

On branch

On insect

On branch

On insect

LT50 (95% fiducial limit)

5.45 (4.85–6.21) b*

6.67 (6.06–7.59) b

3.97 (3.49–4.41) a

4.43 (4.10–4.73) a

LT90 (95% fiducial limit)

10.41 (8.54–14.88) b

11.25 (9.34–16.17) b

5.68 (5.04–6.90) a

6.01 (5.55–6.76) a

Slope ± SE

4.56 ± 0.68 b

5.63 ± 0.99 b

8.25 ± 1.06 a

9.66 ± 1.35 a

Regression equation

y = − 3.36 + 4.56x

y = − 4.64 + 5.63x

y = − 4.94 + 8.25x

y = − 6.24 + 9.66x

χ2

41.89

23.04

67.99

22.70

D f

38

38

38

38

Heterogeneity

1.10

0.61

1.79

0.60

  1. *Within rows, means followed by the same lower case letters do not differ significantly