Table 5 Performances of UPM EPF isolates against Coptotermes curvignathus under laboratory assays at 6 DAI using 1 × 107 conidia ml−1 inoculum
No | Isolates | Species | Mean mortality (%) (Vr1) | LT50 (days) (Vr2) | Mean mycoses (%) (Vr3) | Virulent score | Mean virulent score | Virulent level | Grouping | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vr1 | Vr2 | Vr3 | |||||||||
1 | UPM-A2C-1 | M. anisopliae var anisopliae | 82.0a | 3.90 | 67.0ba | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | Highly virulent | Group 1 |
2 | UPM-A13C-2 | M. pinghaense | 81.0a | 3.94 | 71.5a | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | Highly virulent | Group 1 |
3 | UPM-A2C-5 | C. javanica | 84.0a | 3.95 | 69.0ba | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | Highly virulent | Group 1 |
4 | UPM-A7C-1 | P. lilacinum | 74.0ab | 4.00 | 54.0bc | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Moderate virulent | Group 2 |
5 | UPM-A2C-3 | P. lilacinum | 72.0ab | 4.35 | 43.5fe | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Moderate virulent | Group 2 |
6 | UPM-A5C-1 | M. anisopliae var anisopliae | 71.0ab | 4.36 | 36.5f | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | Moderate virulent | Group 2 |
7 | UPM-A3C-1 | M. anisopliae var anisopliae | 64.0ab | 4.80 | 45.0dc | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Moderate virulent | Group 2 |
8 | UPM-A3C-2 | M. anisopliae var anisopliae | 54.0b | 4.93 | 44.5de | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Moderate virulent | Group 2 |
9 | UPM-A10C-1 | M. anisopliae var anisopliae | 57.0b | 5.37 | 50.5dc | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | Moderate virulent | Group 2Â |
10 | UPM-A1C-2 | A. caelatus | 29.0c | 6.83 | 2.4Â g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | Mild virulent | Group 3 |
11 | UPM-A1C-1 | A. auricomus | 28.0c | 7.75 | 2.9 g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | Mild virulent | Group 3 |
12 | Control | 0.05% Tween 80 + double autoclave distilled water | 0.00c | – | 0.0 g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Not virulent | Group 4 |