Table 3 Mean number of live nymphs of Nesidiocoris tenuis (±SD) treated with entomopathogenic fungi
Treatments | Number of live nymphs of N. tenuis treated directly with fungi | Number of live nymphs of N. tenuis introduced on B. tabaci contaminated with fungi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 HAT | 1 DAT | 3 DAT | 5 DAT | 7 DAT | ||
Control | 28.6 ± 0.28 a | 29 ± 0.7 a | 29.2 ± 0.83 a | 29 ± 0 a | 29.2 ± 0.44 a | 29.2 ± 0.83 a |
Lecanicillium muscarium | 25.2 ± 1.27 b | 27.6 ± 1.14 ab | 28.6 ± 0.54 a | 28.8 ± 0.83 a | 26.4 ± 1.14 b | 26 ± 1.87 b |
Beauveria bassiana | 25.2 ± 0.56 b | 26.8 ± 0.83 b | 28.6 ± 0.54 a | 28.6 ± 0.89 a | 26 ± 0.7 b | 26.2 ± 1.48 b |
B. bassiana + L. muscarium | 24.8 ± 0.14 b | 26.6 ± 0.89 b | 28 ± 1.22 a | 28.2 ± 0.83 a | 25.6 ± 0.54 b | 25.8 ± 1.92 b |
F | 16.188 | 7.192 | 1.714 | 1.061 | 23.188 | 5.122 |
P value | < 0.0001 | 0.003 | 0.204 | 0.393 | < 0.0001 | 0.011 |