Table 2 Lethal concentration (LC) (CFU ml−1) values of Beauveria bassiana 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 | 1.20 × 106 | 5.09 × 105–2.60 × 106 | 7.51 × 108 | 2.09 × 108–5.18 × 109 | 2.58 × 1012 | 5.85 × 1010–3.42 × 1013 | 1.1 × 1013 | 2 × 1011–2.4 × 1014 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 5.67553 | 9 | 0.772 |
7 | 3.42 × 102 | 9.52 × 101–9.36 × 102 | 1.15 × 105 | 6.59 × 104–1.87 × 105 | 5.44 × 107 | 2.91 × 107–1.17 × 108 | 2.1 × 108 | 9.91 × 107–5.37 × 108 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | 4.79811 | 9 | 0.852 | |
Females | 5 | 1.97 × 106 | 1.02 × 106–3.54 × 106 | 6.49 × 108 | 1.00 × 108–7.09 × 108 | 5.25 × 1011 | 7.64 × 109–3.28 × 1011 | 1.7 × 1012 | 1.9 × 1010–1.3 × 1012 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 12.7350 | 9 | 0.175 |
7 | 2.46 × 101 | 5.03 × 100–8.39 × 101 | 1.14 × 104 | 5.46 × 103–2.09 × 104 | 2.85 × 106 | 4.45 × 106–1.46 × 107 | 3.18 × 107 | 1.65 × 107–7.18 × 107 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | 10.6486 | 9 | 0.301 |