Table 2 Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against Maconellicoccus hirsutus under laboratory condition

T1

Lecanicillium lecanii at 2g/l

10.00^e (18.42)

16.46^e (23.90)

32.09^e (34.48)

46.88^e (43.19)

57.92^d (49.54)

67.08^e (54.97)

T2

L. lecanii at 4g/l

12.92^d (21.05)

27.09^c (31.33)

45.00^c (42.11)

58.13^d (49.66)

73.96^c (59.30)

83.96^c (66.38)

T3

L. lecanii at 6g/l

17.50^c (24.71)

28.75^c (32.41)

47.08^c (43.31)

63.34^c (52.72)

70.84^c (57.31)

82.30^c (65.11)

T4

Beauveria bassiana at 2g/l

4.79^g (12.57)

13.13^f (21.17)

17.50^g (24.69)

32.09^g (34.48)

35.63^f (36.62)

42.71^g (40.79)

T5

B. bassiana at 4g/l

5.84^g (13.96)

12.92^f (21.01)

25.42^f (30.25)

37.09^f (37.50)

46.67^e (43.07)

55.42^f (48.09)

T6

B. bassiana at 6g/l

7.92^f (16.33)

13.54^ef (21.54)

27.29^f (31.47)

35.84^f (36.75)

44.59^e (41.87)

56.67^f (48.81)

T7

B. bassiana + L. lecanii at 2g/l each

11.88^de (20.13)

20.21^d (26.66)

40.00^d (39.21)

54.79^d (47.73)

60.00^d (50.75)

75.63^d (60.42)

T8

B. bassiana + L. lecanii at 4g/l each

18.96^bc (25.76)

33.75^b (35.49)

48.13^c (43.91)

68.75^b (55.99)

79.17^b (62.86)

88.96^b (70.64)

T9

B. bassiana + L. lecanii at 6g/l each

20.42^b (26.84)

35.00^b (36.25)

52.71^b (46.53)

66.25^bc (54.46)

81.25^b (64.33)

90.21^b (71.77)

T10

Imidacloprid 17.8 SL at 0.25ml/l

70.42^a (57.04)

81.67^a (64.64)

89.17^a (70.79)

92.08^a (73.70)

95.21^a (77.37)

97.08^a (80.49)

T11

Wetting agent + water at 0.25ml/l

1.04^h (5.79)

1.46^g (6.90)

1.67^h (7.39)

2.09^h (8.28)

2.92^g (9.82)

3.54^h (10.83)

T12

Water alone

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

1.04^g (5.79)

1.25^h (6.42)

1.25^h (6.42)

1.46^h (6.90)

1.67ⁱ (7.39)

T13

Untreated control

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

0.00^h (0.00)

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

0.00^j (0.00)