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. 2020 Mar 11;11(3):178. doi: 10.3390/insects11030178

Table 3.

Effect of Beauveria bassiana on first filial generation (F1).

Parameters Control LC20 Treated LC50 Treated
Means ± SE Means ± SE Means ± SE
Percent hatching 100 ± 0.00 a 100 ± 0.00 a 95 ± 2.11 b
Egg duration 2.00 ± 0.01 a 2.00 ± 0.00 a 1.95 ± 0.54 b
L1 2.00 ± 0.02 b 1.99 ± 0.00 b 2.31 ± 0.71 a
L2 1.99 ± 0.11 b 1.99 ± 0.10 b 2.02 ± 0.61 a
L3 1.99 ± 0.10 a 1.99 ± 0.10 a 1.99 ± 0.54 a
L4 2.00 ± 0.02 b 2.00 ± 0.00 b 2.06 ± 0.59 a
Total Larval duration 7.89 ± 0.03 c 7.97 ± 0.01 b 8.38 ± 0.16 a
Pupal duration 3.00 ± 0.11 a 3.00 ± 0.59 a 2.55 ± 0.59 b
Pre-oviposition period 13.00 ± 0.00 a 13.01 ± 0.00 a 12.95 ± 0.59 b
Female longevity 32.95 ± 0.53 a 32.00 ± 2.79 a 29.00 ± 2.81 b
Male longevity 30.00 ± 1.67 a 30.10 ± 1.53 a 27.00 ± 3.45 b
Fecundity 380.27 ± 11.12 a 349.87 ± 7.31 b 320.00 ± 5.42 c

L1 = 1st instar larva; L2 = 2nd instar larva; L3 = 3rd instar larva; L4 = 4th instar larva: Except for fecundity (eggs/female), units are days. Means in the same row followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05).