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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Infection effect of the fungal entomopathogen on the growth stages

From: Biological control of the small leafhopper, Empoasca flavescens F. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) using the entomopathogenic fungus, Verticillium lecanii

Investigation no

Number of total corpses (Mean ± SE)

Number of dead imagoes (Mean ± SE)

Number of dead larvae (Mean ± SE)

1

123

67

56

2

114

71

43

3

124

65

59

4

125

69

56

5

118

69

49

Mean

120.8 ± 1.749

71.8 ± 0.97*

49 ± 1.58*

  1. Temperature 23 ± 1 °C, Relative humidity (RH) 85 ± 5%, V. lecanii-spore density: 1.25 × 108 spores/ml, P < 0.05
  2. *indicates the difference between values, in a word, the values have significant to be measured and used for research
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