Table 2 Mortality percent of entomopathogenic fungi on the larvae of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus using spore suspension and biosynthesized silver nano-particles
Entomopathogenic fungus | Treated with | |
|---|---|---|
Fungal spores (mean ± S.E) | Biosynthesized Ag NPs (mean ± S.E) | |
Metarhizium anisopliae | 84.0 ± 2.10 | 95.0 ± 2.30 |
Beauveria bassiana | 75.0 ± 2.12 | 87.0 ± 2.22 |
Bio Magic | 71.0 ± 2.20 | 77.0 ± 1.10 |
Bio Power | 65.0 ± 1.10 | 73.0 ± 1.20 |
Bio Catch | 55.0 ± 0.10 | 60.0 ± 1.00 |
Control | 6.2 | 7.3 |
S.E (m) | 2.10 | 3.00 |