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Table 4 Effect of fungal infection on the mean numbers of eggs produced per adult female of either Callosobruchus maculatus, Trogoderma granarium or Tribolium castaneum compared to the control

From: Efficacy of Clonostachys rosea, as a promising entomopathogenic fungus, against coleopteran stored product insect pests under laboratory conditions

Insect species

Treatment

Total fecundity mean No. of eggs per female (±SE)

Callosobruchus maculatus

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA80

60.8 ± 5.2 b

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA82

58.2 ± 4.4 b

Control

92.3 ± 7.6 a

Trogoderma granarium

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA80

80.6 ± 6.5 b

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA82

88.9 ± 9.1 b

Control

144.7 ± 8.6 a

Tribolium castaneum

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA80

24.8 ± 2.9 b

Clonostachys rosea isolate AA82

21.6 ± 3.1 b

Control

44.6 ± 4.5 a

  1. Means within a column followed by different lowercase letters indicate significant differences among treatments at each insect species at P = 0 .05 using LSD test