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Table 8 Effect of Lecanicillium lecanii on some biological parameters of Stethorus gilvifrons

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

T. no.

Treatment

Larval mortality (%)

Larval period (days)

Pupal period (days)

Adult emergence (%)

T1

Dip talc powder

0.00a

8.33±2.12a

4.67±0.13a

90.00a

T2

Larval dip in spore suspension

0.00a

8.33±2.12a

4.67±0.13a

93.33a

T3

Larval crawl on dried spore suspension

0.00a

8.33±2.12a

4.33±0.11a

90.00a

T4

Spraying of spore suspension

0.00a

9.33±2.34

4.67±0.13a

100.00a

T5

Control

0.00a

9.00±2.23a

4.33±0.11a

100.00a

 

CD (5%)

 

1.16

1.53

14.09

 

CV (%)

 

5.81

14.63

6.45

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