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Table 2 Daily mortality of T. absoluta larvae (mean ± SD) in leaf galleries treated with local and exotics EPNs using the concentration of 500 IJs/ml

From: Potential of entomopathogenic nematode isolates from Rwanda to control the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

EPN isolates/strains

T. absoluta larval mortality (%)

24 h

48 h

72 h

96 h

Bioassay 1

St. sp. RW14-M-C2a-3

80.0(± 10.0) a

96.7(± 5.8) a

100(± 0.0) a

100 (± 00.) a

St. sp. RW14-M-C2b-1

83.3 (± 15.3) a

92.5(± 6.6) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. carp. RW14-G-R3a-2

96.7(± 5.8) a

95.8 (± 7.2) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

Het. bact. RW14-N-C4a

53.3 (± 5.8) b

96.7 (± 5.8) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. carp. All

6.7 (± 5.8) c

40.0 (± 10.0) b

84.7 (± 6.1) b

95.8 (± 7.2) a

Het. bact. H06

26.7 (± 5.8) c

85.8 (± 5.2) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

CV

15.26

13.21

2.21

2.97

Bioassay 2

St. sp. RW14-M-C2a-3

83.3 (± 20.8) ab

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. sp. RW14-M-C2b-1

96.7 (± 5.8) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. carp. RW14-G-R3a-2

90.0 (± 10.8) a

100 (± 00.) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

Het. bact.RW14-N-C4a

53.3 (± 11.5) bc

100 (± 0) a

100 (± 0) a

100 (± 0) a

St. carp. All

3.3 (± 5.8) d

35.9 (± 7.6) b

88.4 (± 11.5) a

100 (± 0.0) a

Het. bact. H06

23.3 (± 15.3) dc

39.2 (± 5.6) b

92.6 (± 6.4) a

100 (± 0.0) a

CV

21.76

3.13

8.82

Bioassay 3

St. sp. RW14-M-C2a-3

96.7(± 5.8) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. sp. RW14-M-C2b-1

96.7(± 5.8) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

St. carp. RW14-G-R3a-2

70.0(± 0.0) b

96.3(± 10.9) ab

100 (± 0) a

100 (± 0.0) a

Het. bact.RW14-N-C4a

46.7 (±5.8) c

85.6 (± 6.8) b

96.3(± 6.4) ab

100 (± 0.0) a

St. carp. All

0.0 (±0.0) e

17.4(± 10.9) c

84.7 (± 6.1) b

100 (± 0).0 a

Het. bact. H06

26.7(±5.8) d

92.6(± 6.4) ab

95.8(± 7.2) ab

100 (± 0.0) a

CV

8.40

7.82

4.84

  1. St =Steinernema; Het = heterorhaditis; St carp = steinernema carpocapsae; Het bact = Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; CV = coefficient of variatiation; mean followed by different letters in the same column within the same bioassay are significantly different according to Tukey’s test (P < 0.05)