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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 4 Entomopathogenic fungi on thrips population reduction percentage on Swat 1 onion variety during 2020

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

17.85b

25.85b

53.65b

66.35ab

M. anisopliae 109

18.29bc

46.66b

64.11ab

71.30ab

M. anisopliae 1010

20.09bc

27.94b

56.79ab

69.42ab

M. anisopliae 1011

28.48bc

51.64ab

71.35ab

74.78a

Beauveria bassiana 108

6.19c

26.08b

57.01ab

72.86ab

B. bassiana 109

16.40bc

59.89ab

81.22ab

75.76a

B. bassiana 1010

19.11b

35.99b

78.70ab

74.06ab

B. bassiana 1011

21.68bc

60.62ab

87.92a

76.58a

Bifenthrin

89.46a

84.29a

71.01ab

45.22b

HSD value

26.17

36.36

31.89

29.39

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