Biological activities of spores and metabolites of some fungal isolates on certain aspects of the spiny bollworms Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Effect of some fungal isolates on sex ratio, fecundity, and fertility of spiny bollworm Earias insulana

Isolate	% of sex ratio	Eggs no.	% of hatchability
Metarhizium anisopliae s.s.	51.51	188.21	72.19b
Metarhizium anisopliae f	51.66	193.04	74.19b
Acremonium s.s.	46.66	172.4	60.79d
Acremonium f	50.00	171.01	63.85c
Paecilomyces variotii s.s.	49.98	177.63	72.75b
Paecilomyces variotii f	47.66	187.42	72.98b
Control	49.99	196.41	90.58a
P	ns	ns	< 0.0001***
LSD_0.05			2.16