Effect of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana inhibiting whitefly transmission of squash leaf curl virus infecting squash

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 6 Transmission rates of SLCV using fungi treated viruliferous whiteflies Bemisia tabaci adults

Replicates	Transmission rates of SLCV using Bemisia tabaci
	D1		D2		D3
	No.	Rates %	No.	Rates %	No.	Rates %
R1	4/15*	27.0**	2/15	13.3	0/15	0.0
R2	6/15	40.0	0/15	0.0	0/15	0.0
R3	5/15	33.3	1/15	6.7	1/15	6.7
Average	5/15	33.4	1/15	6.8	0.3/15	2.2
C+	100		100		100
C−	00.0		00.0		00.0

C+ Positive control, C − Negative control, D1 Day 1 after treatment, D2 Day 2 after treatment, D3 Day 3 after treatment
*No. of infected plants/inoculated (tested)
**Percentage of plants infected