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Table 3 Comparison of fungal development index (FDI) of conidial treatments Lecanicillium lecanii infecting the 2nd instar nymphs of Scirtothrips bispinosus

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

T. no.

Treatments

FDI value*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

T1

L. lecanii

0±0.0a

0.0±0.00a

0.3±0.08a

0.6±0.12a

0.8±0.15a

1.2±0.21a

1.5±0.22a

1.7±0.26a

T2

L. lecanii + Jaggery

0±0.0a

0.1±0.05a

0.6±0.12b

1.0±0.07b

1.3±0.13b

1.7±0.11b

2.1±0.10b

2.6±0.10b

T3

L .lecanii + Tween 80

0±0.0a

0.1±0.05a

0.6±0.10b

1.0±0.05b

1.4±0.08b

1.7±0.08b

2.0±0.11b

2.2±0.11b

  1. *Means followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different (DMRT F test, p>0.05), n= 10 nymphs assessed for each fungal strain at each daily period under a 16:8 L: D photoperiod