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 3 Mean percentage of mortality (±SD) of Ceratitis capitata adults at different treatment times (h) using different concentrations of Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, and Paecilomyces lilacinus

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

H	Control	1 × 10⁶ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁷ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁸ Conidia/ml	1 × 10⁹ Conidia/ml	1 × 10¹⁰ Conidia/ml	F	p value
Metarhizium anisopliae
24	0.00 ± 0.00^a	10.00 ± 0.00^b	2.50 ± 5.00^a	15.00 ± 5.77^{b, c}	12.50 ± 5.00^b	20.00 ± 0.00^c	16.560	0.000
48	5.00 ± 5.77^a	7.50 ± 5.00^a	20.00 ± 0.00^{b, c}	25.00 ± 5.77^c	15.00 ± 5.77^b	32.50 ± 5.00^d	17.600	0.000
72	0.00 ± 0.00^a	30.00 ± 0.00^c	27.50 ± 5.00^c	30.00 ± 0.00^c	20.00 ± 0.00^b	30.00 ± 0.00^c	135.400	0.000
96	10.00 ± 0.00^a	32.50 ± 5.00^c	35.00 ± 5.77^c	20.00 ± 0.00^b	20.00 ± 0.00^b	17.50 ± 5.00^b	25.920	0.000
120	15.00 ± 5.77^c	15.00 ± 5.77^c	15.00 ± 5.77^c	7.50 ± 5.00^b	20.00 ± 0.00^c	0.00 ± 0.00^a	9.800	0.000
144	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	12.50 ± 5.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^a	25.000	0.000
Beauveria bassiana
24	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	7.50 ± 9.57^a	2.50 ± 5.00^a	22.50 ± 5.00^b	25.00 ± 5.77^b	17.629	0.000
48	5.00 ± 5.77^a	12.50 ± 5.00^a	22.50 ± 5.00^b	22.50 ± 5.00^b	22.50 ± 5.00^b	35.00 ± 5.77^c	15.120	0.000
72	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	12.50 ± 5.00^b	25.000	0.000
96	10.00 ± 0.00^a	22.50 ± 9.57^{b, c}	15.00 ± 5.77^{a, b}	27.50 ± 5.00^c	22.50 ± 5.00^{b, c}	10.00 ± 0.00^a	7.343	0.001
120	15.00 ± 5.77^{a, b}	25.00 ± 5.77^{b, c}	25.00 ± 12.91^{b, c}	22.50 ± 5.00^{b, c}	30.00 ± 0.00^c	7.50 ± 5.00^a	5.647	0.003
144	0.00 ± 0.00^a	35.00 ± 10.00^c	30.00 ± 8.16^c	17.50 ± 5.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^a	2.50 ± 5.00^a	27.323	0.000
Paecilomyces lilacinus
24	0.00 ± 0.00^a	2.50 ± 5.00^a	5.00 ± 5.77^{a, b}	10.00 ± 0.00^b	20.00 ± 0.00^c	17.50 ± 5.00^c	19.200	0.000
48	5.00 ± 5.77^a	10.00 ± 0.00^{a, b}	10.00 ± 0.00^{a, b}	15.00 ± 5.77^{b, c}	17.50 ± 5.00^c	20.00 ± 0.00^c	8.127	0.000
72	0.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	30.00 ± 0.00	30.00 ± 0.00	30.00 ± 0.00	−	−
96	10.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	20.00 ± 0.00	30.00 ± 0.00	−	−
120	15.00 ± 5.77^b	12.50 ± 5.00^b	15.00 ± 5.77^b	25.00 ± 5.77^c	20.00 ± 0.00^{b, c}	2.50 ± 5.00^a	9.200	0.000
144	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	−	−

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