Table 4 Reproductive potential of H. indica infective juveniles emerged under different treatments imposed on 3rd, 4th and 5th instar larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda
No. of IJs/larva | CICR-HI-MN strain number of infective juveniles emerged/larva | CICR-HI-CL strain number of infective juveniles emerged/larva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd Instar | 4th Instar | 5th Instar | 3rd Instar | 4th Instar | 5th Instar | |
10 | 5250 ± 370.05f | 5665 ± 344.47g | 90,240 ± 5545.33f | 3000 ± 231.59f | 3435 ± 252.80g | 22,310 ± 1400.07f |
20 | 7000 ± 406.01ef | 7250 ± 476.07fg | 106,120 ± 6141.06ef | 4000 ± 313.22ef | 4560 ± 299.05g | 40,250 ± 2488.88e |
40 | 7500 ± 469.76ef | 9550 ± 554.91ef | 118,055 ± 7567.10ef | 4830 ± 289.03e | 5500 ± 404.42fg | 50,000 ± 3326.65de |
60 | 9690 ± 815.16e | 12,000 ± 735.19de | 121,050 ± 7675.08e | 7000 ± 496.79d | 7300 ± 481.17ef | 60,055 ± 3899.36d |
80 | 13,250 ± 831.95d | 13,600 ± 852.82d | 149,500 ± 8746.48d | 9430 ± 565.66c | 9500 ± 571.67de | 99,115 ± 6763.84c |
100 | 14,665 ± 855.97d | 16,875 ± 982.94c | 167,700 ± 10,278.51cd | 9500 ± 552.29c | 11,800 ± 791.07d | 114,500 ± 7059.21bc |
120 | 18,500 ± 1092.58c | 21,435 ± 1276.96b | 187,500 ± 9077.77bc | 11,500 ± 666.13b | 15,000 ± 959.61c | 121,700 ± 7474.40ab |
140 | 21,900 ± 1267.89b | 25,840 ± 1627.70a | 206,165 ± 12,504.72ab | 13,400 ± 850.18a | 18,450 ± 1096.97b | 125,140 ± 7506.87ab |
160 | 24,800 ± 1465.07a | 28,925 ± 1847.17a | 228,740 ± 14,281.06a | 14,875 ± 879.91a | 21,300 ± 1371.55a | 132,250 ± 7780.73a |