Table 1 Lethal concentration (LC) (CFU ml−1) values of Metarizium anisopilae for fifty (LC50) and ninety (LC90) percent mortality of Bactrocera zonata adults at different post-treatment intervals
Bactrocera zonata Adults | PTI (d) | LC25 | FL limit | LC50 | FD limit | LC75 | FD limit | LC95 | FL limit | Slope ± S.E | χ2 | df | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | 5 | 3.23 × 104 | 6.11 × 103–9.98 × 104 | 2.49 × 108 | 6.70 × 107–1.90 × 109 | 6.86 × 1011 | 1.51 × 1011–5.47 × 1014 | 3.1 × 1012 | 8.02 × 1011–8.1 × 1015 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | 7.74775 | 9 | 0.56 |
7 | 4.09 × 100 | 4.73 × 10−1–2.04 × 101 | 6.17 × 103 | 2.38 × 103–1.30 × 104 | 1.43 × 107 | 7.35 × 107–3.29 × 107 | 7.8 × 107 | 3.40 × 107–2.3 × 108 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | 3.19323 | 9 | 0.96 | |
Females | 5 | 8.93 × 105 | 3.65 × 105–1.93 × 106 | 2.29 × 108 | 1.84 × 108–4.35 × 109 | 3.55 × 1010 | 5.87 × 1010–3.51 × 1013 | 1.1 × 1011 | 2 × 1011–2.6 × 1014 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 3.44389 | 9 | 0.944 |
7 | 1.49 × 101 | 2.78 × 100–5.36 × 101 | 5.48 × 103 | 2.48 × 103–1.03 × 104 | 7.65 × 104 | 1.71 × 106–5.26 × 106 | 1.12 × 107 | 6.01 × 106–2.45 × 107 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | 10.1057 | 9 | 0.342 |