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

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Percent mortalities of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus on the 5th day after treatment with Beauveria bassiana

Concentrations(spores/ml)	Baluchistan	Sindh	KPK	Punjab
1×10⁶	32.5 cd	35.0 cd	35.0 cd	31.2 cd
1×10⁷	38.7 bc	41.2 bc	41.2 bc	42.5 bc
1×10⁸	45.0 ac	50.0 ac	47.5 bc	50.7 b
2×10⁸	50.0 ab	55.0 ab	57.5 ab	55.0 ab
3×10⁸	53.7 a	65.0 a	70.0 a	67.5 a
Control	21.25 d	18.7 d	21.2 d	21.2 d
F-value	7.28	19.3	17.8	34.1
P-value	0.0007	0	0	0
LSD	20.040	16.646	18.254	12.840

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