Table 3 Average spore sizes (μm) of Mattesia sp., Farinocystis sp., and Nosema sp. isolated from certain stored-grain insect pests, in fresh and stained smears
Insect pest and its entomopathogenic protozoan | Mean spore size*, length ± SD (SE)** × width ± SD (SE) (range) |
|---|---|
Laemophloeus–Mattesia | |
 Fresh | 14.65 ± 0.88 (0.12) a × 9.85 ± 0.60 (0.08) c (12.5–15) × (7.5–10) |
 Stained | 13.95 ± 1.20 (0.18) b × 7.6 ± 0.49 (0.07) e (12.5–15) × (7.5–10) |
Sitophilus–Mattesia | |
 Fresh | 14.80 ± 0.70 (0.10) a × 9.8 ± 0.99 (0.14) c (12.5–15) × (7.5–12.5) |
 Stained | 14.40 ± 1.08 (0.15) b × 8.35 ± 1.20 (0.17) f (12.5–15) × (7.5–10) |
Rhyzopertha–Mattesia | |
 Fresh | 15.08 ± 0.92 (0.13) a × 9.25 ± 1.016 (0.16) d (12.5–17.5) × (7.5–10) |
 Stained | 14.50 ± 1.01 (0.14) b × 7.55 ± 0.35 (0.05) e (12.5–15) × (7.5–10) |
Plodia–Mattesia | |
 Fresh | 14.45 ± 1.05 (0.15) a × 9.15 ± 1.20 (0.17) d (12.5–15) × (7.5–10) |
 Stained | 14.15 ± 1.20 (0.17) b × 7.5 ± 0.0 (0.0) e (12.5–15) × (7.5) |
Tribolium–Farinocystis | |
 Fresh | 16.95 ± 1.05 (0.15) g × 12.0 ± 1.01 (0.14) s (15.0–17.5) × (10.0–12.5) |
 Stained | 15.5 ± 1.01 (0.14) h × 10.1 ± 1.12 (0.16) t (15.0–17.5) × (10.0–12.5) |
Rhyzopertha–Nosema | |
 Fresh | 4.32 ± 0.51 (0.07) m × 2.04 ± 0.20 (0.03) k (4–6) × (2–3) |
 Stained | 3.8 ± 0.40 (0.06) n × 2.0 ± 0.0 (0.0) k × (3–4) × (2) |