Table 5.

Effects of a native strain of Beauveria bassiana on biological parameters of engorged females of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato

Biological parameters	Treated (n = 40)	Control (n = 40)	Statistics
Female pre-oviposition weight (mg)	159.2 ± 71.9	164.1 ± 77.8	Student’s t-test, P = 0.77
Pre-oviposition period (days)	3 ± 2.8	4.9 ± 1.7	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Oviposition period (days)	2.6 ± 3.5	11.4 ± 2.1	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Oviposition rate, Pos/Tot (%)	18/40 (45%)	33/40 (82.5%)	Chi square test, P = 0.001
Weight of eggs for single female (mg)	4.9 ± 7.6	52.5 ± 18.2	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Number of eggs for single female	124.1 ± 189.8	1312 ± 453.3	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Egg hatch rate, Pos/Tot (%)	97.6/124.1 (78.7%)	1293/1313 (98.5%)	Chi square test, P < 0.001
Egg incubation period (days)	7.6 ± 14.2	27 ± 1.6	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Egg production efficiency	4.1 ± 6.8	37.3 ± 14.8	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Reproductive efficiency index	1.0 ± 1 7	9.3 ± 3.7	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001
Reproductive fitness index	0.7 ± 1.5	12.1 ± 1.2	Student’s t-test, P < 0.001

Otherwise indicated, numbers are reported as mean ± standard deviation.