Table 1 Natural mortality rates (%) among certain insect pests of stored grain due to entomopathogenic protozoans
Entomopathogenic protozoan | Insect pest | Natural mortality rate (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mattesia sp. | Laemophloeus turcicus (Grouv.) (Coleoptera: laemophloeidae) | 2601/2914 | (89) | A |
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) | 34/71 40/100 17/53 | (48) (40) (32) | A L P | |
Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) | 143/339 | (42) | A | |
Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) | 72/775 | (9) | A | |
Nosema sp. | R. dominica | 83/775 | (11) | A |
Adelina sp. | Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) | 73/275 72/120 | (27) (60) | A L |
R. dominica | 266/775 | (34) | A | |
L. turcicus | 402/2914 | (14) | A | |
Farinocystis sp. | T. castaneum | 138/275 43/120 | (50) (36) | A L |