Effect of entomopathogenic fungi against invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 5 Field evaluation of entomofungal pathogens against fall armyworm in maize during 2019

Treatments	Pre treatment Fall armyworm incidence before first spray		Post treatment* Fall armyworm incidence after three sprays		Cob yield* Q/hectare
Treatments	Infested plants by FAW	Plant infestation (%)	Infested plants by FAW	Plant infestation (%)	Cob yield* Q/hectare
T1: Metarhizium anisopliae ICAR-NBAIR Ma-35	47	39.17	14.0^a	11.67^a	30.52^a
T2: Beauveria bassiana ICAR-NBAIR Bb-45	51	42.5	17.33^a	14.44^a	24.33^b
Control	50	41.67	58.67 ^b	48.89^b	13.52^c
CD@5%	NS	NS	0.235	0.607	0.321
CV	–	–	12.048	12.038	6.364

*Values in columns followed by the different letters are significantly (P < 0.01) different with each other
NS non-significant