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Table 5 Lethal concentration (LC50) of Purpureocillium lilacinum against larval and pupal stages of Tuta absoluta after seven days of fungal treatments

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

Stages

LC50 (Conidia/ml)

Second larval instar

5.2 × 107

Third larval instar

4.5 × 106

Fourth larval instar

3.9 × 105

Pupae

2.9 × 105