Efficacy of the entomopathogenic nematode isolates against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) and Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Production of different Heterorhabditis sp. strains (TAN5 and PGN6) in full-grown Galleria mellonella larvae

Con./larvae (IJs/larvae)		Production		t test values	Significance level < 0.05
Con./larvae (IJs/larvae)		TAN5	PGN6	t test values	Significance level < 0.05
1	Mean ± S.E. (IJs ± S.E.)	30,947 ± 1817.89	28,242 ± 2072.97	0.9794	N.S.
2		47,455 ± 2271.51	43,328 ± 2546.44	1.2076	N.S.
4		65,912 ± 3403.01	64,900 ± 2753.66	0.2308	N.S.
8		89,696 ± 3021.32	84,740 ± 3027.05	1.1568	N.S.
16		140,402 ± 7920.63	136,360 ± 8259.02	0.3526	N.S.