Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi and Azadirachta indica extract against the cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) under controlled conditions

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Percent mycosis and sporulation (conidia ml⁻¹) (mean ± SE, n = 5) from dead cadavers of 2^nd instar Pectinophora gossypiella larvae due to the highest concentrations of Beauveria bassiana, Verticillium lecanii, Metarhizium anisopliae (1 × 10⁸ conidia ml⁻¹) (alone and in combination). Means sharing with same lower case letters are not significantly different from each other at 0.05 level of significance, i.e., P < 0.05

Bb1 Beauveria bassiana (1 × 10⁶ conidia ml⁻¹), Bb2 Beauveria bassiana (1 × 10⁸ conidia ml⁻¹), Vl1 Verticillium lecanii (1 × 10⁶ conidia ml⁻¹), Vl2 Verticillium lecanii (1 × 10⁸ conidia ml⁻¹), Ma1 Metarhizium anisopliae (1 × 10⁶ conidia ml⁻¹), Ma2 Metarhizium anisopliae (1 × 10⁸ conidia ml⁻¹), AI Azadirachta indica extract