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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Corrected mortality of Tuta absoluta larvae with different conidial concentrations in response to entomopathogenic fungi, Purpureocillium lilacinum, after seven days of treatment

From: Morphological and molecular identification of the entomopathogenic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum and its virulence against Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) larvae and pupae

Concentrations (spores/ml)

Instars of Tuta absoluta

Second

Third

Fourth

Mean

1.0 × 108

92.99

83.05

72.0

82.68a

1.0 × 107

82.15

70.95

57.16

70.08b

1.0 × 106

70.81

59.85

40.71

57.12c

1.0 × 105

57.3

46.34

28.87

44.17d

1.0 × 104

37.53

23.78

11.20

24.17e

Mean

68.15a

56.79b

41.98c

55.64

  1. Pairwise comparison among treatments was done using LSD (Least significant difference) test. Treatment means with different superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)
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