Table 3 Mortality percent of entomopathogenic fungi on the adults 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 | 65.0 ± 2.00 | 77.0 ± 1.30 |
Beauveria bassiana | 61.0 ± 1.20 | 70.0 ± 2.10 |
Bio Magic | 56.0 ± 2.20 | 63.0 ± 0.10 |
Bio Power | 52.0 ± 1.20 | 55.0 ± 3.20 |
Bio Catch | 35.0 ± 0.00 | 48.0 ± 0.20 |
Control | 7.0 | 8.0 |
S.E (m) | 1.94 | 2.90 |