Table 1. Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi to the termite from colony C.
Fungus | LD50(CFUs/ml) | ||
Number of termites/dish | |||
1 | 5 | 10 | |
<Highly virulent isolates> | |||
I. fumosoroseus K3 | <9.6×103 | 1.0×106 | 5.5×106 |
B. brongniartii 782 | 2.3×104 | 6.2×105 | 7.4×105 |
M. anisopliae 455 | <9.2×102 | 1.8×104 | 6.9×104 |
<Weak virulent isolates> | |||
I. fumosoroseus 8555 | 8.3×105 | 1.2×107 | 2.3×107 |
B. bassiana F1214 | 3.5×105 | 2.8×105 | 5.5×105 |
M. anisopliae UZ | <2.5×103 | 5.6×105 | 5.8×105 |