Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Life table of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri females treated with LC₅₀ concentration of Beauveria bassiana

From: The virulence of the entomopathogenic fungi on the predatory species, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) under laboratory conditions

x	l _x	L _x	d _x	100_qx	s _x	T _x	e _x
Eggs	277	242.5	35	12.64	87.36	1043.5	3.77
1st instar	208	194.5	21	10.1	89.9	801	3.85
2nd instar	181	173.5	16	8.84	91.16	606.5	3.35
3rd instar	166	155	11	6.63	93.37	433	2.61
4th instar	144	131	9	6.25	93.75	278	1.93
Pupae	118	103	15	12.71	87.29	147	1.25
Adult	88	33

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