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Table 5 Median lethal concentration (LC50) of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates against the third instar nymph of Bemicia tabaci (n = 20) on the 144 h of the concentration–response bioassay

From: 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)

Isolates

LC50 (spores/ml)

95% CL

LC90 (spores/ml)

95% CL

Slope ± SE

χ2

P value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

AAUDS-16

9.67 × 106

1.30 × 106

6.64 × 107

3.9 × 109

1.7 × 109

5.6 × 1012

0.36 ± 0.07

3.102

< 0.01

AAUES-36A

3.20x × 107

7.2 × 106

2.29 × 108

3.7 × 1010

2.2 × 109

5.7 × 1013

0.42 ± 0.10

1.096

< 0.01

AAUES-69D

1.16 × 107

2.83 × 106

4.96 × 107

6.0 × 109

6.8 × 108

8.5 × 1011

0.47 ± 0.1

0.229

< 0.01

AAUMS-23

1. 21 × 108

1.45 × 107

3.53 × 109

4.7 × 1011

2.2 × 1010

9.7 × 1018

0.28 ± 0.09

1.326

< 0.01

  1. LC50 average lethal concentration, CL confidence limit, SE standard error, χ2 chi square