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Table 2 Percent mortalities of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus on the 3rd day after treatment with Beauveria bassiana

From: Virulence of Beauveria bassiana Balsamo to red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Concentrations(spores/ml)

Baluchistan

Sindh

KPK

Punjab

1×106

25.0 cd

22.5 de

28.7 c

31.75 c

1×107

32.5 bc

30.0 cd

36.2 bc

40.0 bc

1×108

37.5 abc

40.0 bc

42.5 ab

43.7 b

2×108

40.0 ab

42.5 ab

46.2 ab

45.5 b

3×108

50.0 a

52.5 a

53.7 a

57.5 a

Control

13.75 d

15.0 e

12.5 d

18.7 d

F-value

20.1

26.3

32

36.6

P-value

0

0

0

0

LSD

12.633

12.137

11.545

9.9983

  1. The values sharing same letters in columns are not significantly different (P≤0.05)