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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Horizontal transmission of fungal conidia of Metarhizium flavoviride (As18) from treated Leptoglossus occidentalis adults to fungus-free adults at five infection rates (%) 10 days after treatment

From: Biocontrol of the western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae) using indigenous entomopathogenic fungi

Vector ratio (%)

Mortality (%)

0

1.66

25

22.7

50

43.8

75

70.0

100

95.5

  1. Total number of adults was 40; 0% vector ratio involved non-treated control insects, 25% vector ratio involved 10 fungi treated adults and 30 non-treated adults, 50% vector ratio involved 20 fungi treated adults and 20 non-treated adults, 75% vector ratio involved 30 fungus-treated adults and 10 non-treated adults and 100% vector ratio involved 40 fungus-treated adults. Mortality indicates the mean of three replications
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