Pathogenicity of three entomopathogenic fungi against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Soliman, N. A.; Al-amin, Sherihan M.; Mesbah, Amira E.; Ibrahim, Ahmed M. A.; Mahmoud, Ali M.A.

doi:10.1186/s41938-020-00235-y

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Susceptibility of Ceratitis capitata immature stages to Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, and Paecilomyces lilacinus at different concentrations

From: Pathogenicity of three entomopathogenic fungi against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Mean % mortality of larvae
Metarhizium anisopliae
1 × 10⁶ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁷ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁸ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁹ Conidia/ml	1 × 10¹⁰ Conidia/ml	Control
15.00^b ± 5.77	27.50^c ± 5.00	37.50^d ± 5.00	50.00^e ± 8.16	60.00^f ± 8.16	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 41.760		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Beauveria bassiana
15.00^b ± 5.77	22.50^b ± 5.00	32.50^c ± 5.00	45.00^d ± 5.77	57.50^e ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 51.914		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Paeciolmyces lilacinus
10.00^{a, b} ± 0.00	10.00^{a, b} ± 0.00	15.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	15.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	17.50^c ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 4.040		p value = .012		df = 5, 18
Mean mortality % of 1-day-old pupae
Metarhizium anisopliae
1 × 10⁶	1 × 10⁷	1 × 10⁸	1 × 10⁹	1 × 10¹⁰	Control
35.00^b ± 5.77	45.00^c ± 5.77	55.00^d ± 5.77	60.00^d ± 8.16	62.50^d ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 49.533		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Beauveria bassiana
30.00^b ± 0.00	35.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	40.00^c ± 0.00	50.00^d ± 8.16	57.50^d ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 50.684		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Paecilomyces lilacinus
10.00^{a, b} ± 0.00	10.00^{a, b} ± 0.00	15.00^b ± 5.77	12.50^b ± 5.00	15.00^b ± 5.77	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 2.760		p value = .051		df = 5, 18
Mean mortality% of 5-day-old pupae
Metarhizium anisopliae
1 × 10⁶	1 × 10⁷	1 × 10⁸	1 × 10⁹	1 × 10¹⁰	Control
25.00^b ± 5.77	35.00^c ± 5.77	45.00^d ± 5.77	45.00^d ± 5.77	77.50^e ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 73.174		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Beauveria bassiana
30.00^b ± 0.00	35.00^b ± 5.77	32.50^b ± 5.00	32.50^b ± 5.00	65.00^c ± 5.77	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 58.267		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Paecilomyces lilacinus
15.00^b ± 5.77	15.00^b ± 5.77	15.00^b ± 5.77	20.00^b ± 0.00	22.50^b ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 5.463		p value = .003		df = 5, 18
Mean mortality % of 8-day-old pupae
Metarhizium anisopliae
1 × 10⁶	1 × 10⁷	1 × 10⁸	1 × 10⁹	1 × 10¹⁰	Control
15.00^b ± 5.77	22.50^{b, c} ± 5.00	27.50^c ± 5.00	37.50^d ± 5.00	45.00^d ± 5.77	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 29.286		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Beauveria bassiana
22.50^b ± 5.00	25.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	25.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	32.50^c ± 5.00	47.50^d ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 26.314		p value = .000		df = 5, 18
Paecilomyces lilacinus
12.50^{a, b} ± 5.00	12.50^{a, b} ± 5.00	12.50^{a, b} ± 5.00	15.00^{b, c} ± 5.77	22.50^c ± 5.00	5.00^a ± 5.77
F = 4.560		p value = .007		df = 5, 18

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