Isolation, characterization, and bio-insecticidal efficiency of Ethiopian isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis against Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and tomato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 4 Bioassay evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

No.	Isolates	% mortality of Bemisia tabaci (mean ± SE)
No.	Isolates	48 h	96 h	144 h
1	AAUDS-16	21.25 ± 4.27^cdef	57.50 ± 7.21^g	63.75 ± 6.57^d
2	AAUDS-18	3.75 ± 2.39^ab	13.75 ± 4.73^ab	18.75 ± 5.15^b
3	AAUKS-13	0.00 ± 0.00^a	21.25 ± 5.15^bc	40.00 ± 4.56^c
4	AAUKS-9	12.50 ± 6.61^abcd	38.75 ± 2.39^def	61.25 ± 4.27^d
5	AAUKoS-12	25.00 ± 3.54c^def	33.75 ± 3.75^cde	41.25 ± 3.75^c
6	AAUMS-23	11.25 ± 4.27^abcd	43.75 ± 3.75^defg	72.50 ± 5.20^de
7	AAUMS-8	10.00 ± 4.56^abc	28.75 ± 2.39^bcd	36.25 ± 4.27^c
8	AAUMS-54	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 00^a
9	AAUES-6	16.25 ± 6.88^bcdef	38.75 ± 4.27^def	42.50 ± 4.33^c
10	AAUES-36A	8.75 ± 3.75^abc	51.25 ± 7.74^fg	71.25 ± 2.39^de
11	AAUES-69D	31.25 ± 4.73^f	50.00 ± 6.77^efg	82.50 ± 4.33^e
12	AAUES-20	27.50 ± 5.95^ef	45.00 ± 6.465^defg	58.75 ± 7.18^d
13	Control	-	-	-

Mean with different letters in the column indicates the significant difference at Tukey HSD test, P < 0.05
SE standard error, CL confidence limit