Effect of entomopathogenic fungi against banana pseudostem weevil Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier) and elucidation of infection process

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Probit analysis of concentration-mortality response at 15 days post inoculation of Beauveria spp. against Odoiporus longicollis

Organism	LC₅₀ (*10⁵ conidia/ml)	95% Confidence limits		Slope (SE)	χ² (df = 3) (p value)
Organism	LC₅₀ (*10⁵ conidia/ml)	Lower	Upper	Slope (SE)	χ² (df = 3) (p value)
Beauveria bassiana NRCBEPF2	12.891	2.414	21.702	3.40 (± 0.345)	1.721 (0.01)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF8	16.675	5.007	26.553	2.23 (± 0.479)	0.636 (0.25)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF14	18.751	10.599	26.645	2.65 (± 0.594)	2.323 (0.08)
B. bassiana NRCBEFPMP1	10.468	5.182	10.714	2.65 (± 0.594)	2.323 (0.08)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF22	12.617	3.367	20.355	2.65 (± 0.594)	2.323 (0.08)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF29	21.413	6.425	30.447	2.39 (± 0.474)	1.154 (0.16)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF30	21.774	8.129	31.625	3.74 (± 0.489)	3.052 (0.01)
B. bassiana NRCBEPF32	21.933	7.471	32.169	3.49 (± 0.503)	2.774 (0.01)
B. brongniartii NRCBEPF27	25.289	6.037	38.180	2.97 (± 0.478)	0.714 (0.03)
B. brongniartii NRCBEPF28	25.575	11.183	35.840	3.73 (± 0.489)	3.052 (0.01)
B. bassiana BCRL	29.962	15.181	40.873	3.73 (± 0.489)	3.052 (0.01)
B. bassiana TARI	29.962	15.181	40.873	3.73 (± 0.489)	3.052 (0.01)

LC₅₀ estimated concentration that causes 50% mortality (SPSS version 25); χ² = Chi-square value, df = degrees of freedom; slope ± standard error of the slope (covariates X are transformed using the base 10.000 logarithm)