Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 5 Efficacy of freeze-treated dry Na-alginate beads with Metarhizium anisopliae against white grubs

From: An alginate-based encapsulation enhances shelf life and bioactivity of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

Treatments	Corrected mortality (%)
	Holotrichia serrata				Adoretus sp.				Lepidiota mansueta
	3 DAT	7 DAT	14 DAT	21 DAT	3 DAT	7 DAT	14 DAT	21 DAT	3 DAT	7 DAT	14 DAT	21 DAT
Control	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a
250 mg * beads	0.0a	8.0b	28.0b	48.0b	4.0b	20.0b	40.0b	52.0b	0.0a	4.0b	12.0b	28.0b
500 mg * beads	4.0b	24.0c	52.0c	80.0c	8.0b	32.0c	72.0c	80.0c	4.0b	8.0c	32.0c	40.0c
1000 mg * beads	4.0b	44.0d	64.0c	80.0c	12.0c	52.0d	72.0c	88.0c	8.0c	24.0d	40.0c	60.0d
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC	16.0c	64.0e	100.0d	100.0d	20.0d	68.0e	100.0d	100.0d	12.0d	32.0d	56.0d	84.0e
M. anisopliae SS*	0.0a	8.0b	28.0b	44.0b	0.0a	24.0b	32.0c	48.0b	0.0a	4.0b	8.00b	28.0b

DAT days after treatment, Data with the same letter within column are non-significantly different at P < 0.05., SS spore suspension, *2.1 × 10⁸ CFU/g

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