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. 2012 Dec 15;12:291. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-291

Table 2.

Mean (±SEM) number of C. formosanus in a paired choice test where tubes were filled with substrate treated with Bacillus thuringiensis strain ATCC 33679 at a concentration of 109 propagules/g, after 24 h exposure

 
Number of termites in tubes
Treatment Treated Control
Cells
Sand
43.5 ± 15.0a*
66.5 ± 17.1a
Soil
51.6 ± 8.9a
82.0 ± 10.9a
Sawdust
29.3 ± 6.6a
130.8 ± 9.6b
Spores
Sand
32.9 ±14.3a
26.1 ± 6.7a
Soil
70.2 ± 10.6a
77.1 ± 12.2a
Sawdust
65.8 ± 7.3a
70.5 ± 13.8a
50% Cells + 50% Spores
Sand
31.5 ± 4.4a
88.3 ± 12.3b
Soil
41.1 ± 8.4a
60.3 ± 12.6a
Sawdust 66.3 ± 11.9a 66.8 ± 12.0a

* Values with the same letter are not significantly different, P ≤ 0.05.