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Table 1 Entomopathogenic fungi on thrips population reduction percentage on Phulkara onion variety during 2019

From: Effect of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, on Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) populations in different onion cultivars

Treatments (conidia/ml)

Reduction (%) of onion thrips

(3rd day)

(5th day)

(7th day)

(10th day)

Metarhizium anisopliae 108

13.43d

24.65c

40.32b

69.42d

M. anisopliae 109

15.96cd

26.14c

56.11ab

72.61cd

M. anisopliae 1010

14.16d

30.28bc

44.76b

72.75cd

M. anisopliae 1011

18.00bcd

33.92bc

62.20ab

77.72bc

Beauveria bassiana 108

16.15cd

34.33bc

56.26ab

74.07cd

B. bassiana 109

19.85bc

38.32b

67.29a

81.31ab

B. bassiana 1010

21.92b

35.47bc

61.71ab

81.66ab

B. bassiana 1011

22.03b

41.15b

73.33a

86.62a

Bifenthrin

89.14a

79.62a

54.73ab

38.58e

HSD value

5.6

11.0

13.49

6.68

  1. Columns having same letter are not statistically different (P ≥ 0.05, ANOVA)