Table 3 Efficacy of different biopesticides against eggs of Bemisia tabaci on cucumber under net house conditions during autumn cropping season (2018)

Beauveria bassiana (1 × 10⁹ CFU/ml)

10

42.1 ± 2.2^cd

65.1 ± 0.7^e

81.8 ± 1.8^c

63.0 ± 11.5^a

15

46.5 ± 0.4^c

67.7 ± 1.5^de

83.4 ± 0.2^c

65.9 ± 10.7^a

Lecanicillium lecanii (1 × 10⁹ CFU/ml)

10

41.3 ± 2.4^cd

65.6 ± 1.3^e

83.0 ± 0.3^c

63.3 ± 12.1^a

15

45.2 ± 1.1^c

72.0 ± 1.2^cd

85.1 ± 3.0^c

67.4 ± 11.7^a

Metarhizium anisopliae (1 × 10⁸ CFU/ml)

10

37.7 ± 0.7^d

61.6 ± 2.8^e

81.3 ± 1.5^c

60.2 ± 12.6^a

15

40.8 ± 1.7^cd

64.0 ± 1.0^e

82.8 ± 1.7^c

62.5 ± 12.1^a

Neem Baan

(1% W/W)

10

59.3 ± 2.3^b

77.4 ± 3.1^bc

90.9 ± 2.3^b

75.9 ± 9.2^a

15

62.6 ± 3.9^b

79.6 ± 1.5^b

92.4 ± 2.0^b

78.2 ± 8.6^a

Malathion 50 EC

4.0

77.5 ± 2.9^a

89.8 ± 2.8^a

98.1 ± 1.9^a

88.5 ± 6.0^a

F values

35.5

22.2

10.2

0.8

P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.6