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Table 1 Mortality (%) of Tribolium castaneum adult caused by EPN isolates at 48, 72 and 120 h (15 °C)

From: On the efficiency of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) on rust red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Concentrations

Steinernema carpocapsae (Tokat Bakışlı 05)

S. feltiae (Tokat Emir)

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Tok 20)

H.bacteriophora (Kg11)

48 h

    

250

0.00c

1.50c

00.00c

0.00c

500

0.00c

4.50bc

1.00c

1.50c

1000

6.00b

4.50bc

30.00a

26.56a

72 h

    

250

0.00f

1.50ef

0.00f

7.00ef

500

0.00f

5.50cde

1.00f

41.61b

1000

6.00cd

7.50c

38.33b

46.00b

120 h

    

250

8.50e

6.50ef

0.00f

2.50ef

500

20.33 ± 2.82d

30.72c

2.00def

18.61d

1000

33.22c

34.67c

43.17a

55.17a

  1. F15.3 = 23, 48,104 and 71 for 48, 72, 120 h, respectively. P < 0.01