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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

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
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