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Table 4 Probit analysis at 7 days after treatment with Beauveria bassiana ATCC, B. bassiana R444 and Lecanicillium muscarium against second instar Tuta absoluta larvae by the second method

From: Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Lecanicillium muscarium in the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

EPF

LC50

(95% CL)

LC90

(95% CL)

Probit equation

Linear Slope

(SE)

χ2

(df)

Beauveria bassiana ATCC

4.76 × 106

(1.01 × 106–1.34 × 107)

5.84 × 109

(1.41 × 109–6.73 × 1010)

Y = − 2.771 + 0.415log10 C

0.415

(0.066)

1.428

(3)

B. bassiana R444

1.05 × 107

(1.50 × 106–3.72 × 107)

1.65 × 1011

(1.52 × 1010–2.61 × 1013)

Y = − 2.146 + 0.306 log10 C

0.306

(0.06)

2.327

(3)

Lecanicillium muscarium

6.63 × 107

(1.72 × 107–2.27 × 108)

8.48 × 1011

(5.82 × 1010–2.37 × 1014)

Y = − 2.441 + 0.312 log10 C

0.312

(0.059)

1.565

(3)

  1. CL confidence limit which has been calculated with 95% confidence