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 7 Effect of Lecanicillium lecanii on some biological parameters of Oligotapygmaea

T. no.	Treatment	Larval mortality (%)	Larval period (days)	Pupal period (days)	Adult emergence (%)
T1	Dip talc powder	3.33±0.12^a	6.67±1.17^a	14.33±3.12^a	83.33±5.23^a
T2	Larval dip in spore suspension	3.33±0.12^a	6.33±1.13^a	15.00±3.16^a	83.33±5.23^a
T3	Larval crawl on dried spore suspension	0.00±0.00^a	6.00±1.11^a	15.33±3.14^a	83.33±5.23^a
T4	Spraying of spore suspension	6.67±1.17^a	6.33±1.13^a	15.33±3.13^a	80.00±5.11^a
T5	Control	3.33±0.13^a	6.67±1.17^a	15.33±3.13^a	83.33±5.23^a
	CD (5%)	9.60	1.36	1.25	10.65
	CV (%)	124.90	9.20	3.59	5.59

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