Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Zare & Gams, as an efficient biocontrol agent of tea thrips, Scirtothrips bispinosus Bagnall (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 10 Effect of Lecanicillium lecanii on some biological parameters of Neoseiulus longispinosus

T. no.	Treatment	Larval mortality (%)	Larval period (days)	Adult emergence (%)
T1	Dip talc powder	0.0^a	4.67±0.13^a	100.00^a
T2	Larval dip in spore suspension	0.0^a	4.33±0.12^a	100.00^a
T3	Larval crawl on dried spore suspension	0.0^a	4.00±0.11^a	100.00^a
T4	Spraying of spore suspension	0.0^a	4.67±0.13^a	96.67^a
T5	Control	0.0^a	4.67±0.13^a	100.00^a
	CD (5%)		1.75	5.33
	CV (%)		16.95	2.32

Means followed by similar letters in a column are not significantly different at 5% (DMRT F test, p>0.05)