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

T. no.	Treatment	Larval mortality (%)	Larval period (days)	Pupal period (days)	Adult emergence (%)
T1	Dip talc powder	0.00^a	8.33±2.12^a	4.67±0.13^a	90.00^a
T2	Larval dip in spore suspension	0.00^a	8.33±2.12^a	4.67±0.13^a	93.33^a
T3	Larval crawl on dried spore suspension	0.00^a	8.33±2.12^a	4.33±0.11^a	90.00^a
T4	Spraying of spore suspension	0.00^a	9.33±2.34	4.67±0.13^a	100.00^a
T5	Control	0.00^a	9.00±2.23^a	4.33±0.11^a	100.00^a
	CD (5%)		1.16	1.53	14.09
	CV (%)		5.81	14.63	6.45

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