TABLE 4.
Areas of tunnels (mean ± SE) produced in Trichoderma-treated and untreated sand.
| Test | Treated sand (mm2) | Untreated sand (mm2) | Statistical result |
Effect | ||
| F | d.f. | P | ||||
| T. longibrachiatum | 1129.96 ± 72.28a | 706.22 ± 58.08b | 23.93 | 1, 40 | <0.0001 | Enhanced |
| T. koningii | 1163.89 ± 47.27a | 908.31 ± 89.60b | 11.56 | 1, 40 | 0.0015 | Enhanced |
| T. harzianum | 1030.26 ± 77.14a | 1043.34 ± 60.13a | 0.02 | 1, 40 | 0.8816 | N.A. |
| T. hamatum | 881.38 ± 62.82a | 862.43 ± 57.18a | 0.06 | 1, 40 | 0.8011 | N.A. |
| T. atroviride | 1027.45 ± 84.75a | 937.84 ± 54.04a | 0.97 | 1, 40 | 0.3313 | N.A. |
| T. viride | 929.92 ± 74.52a | 837.54 ± 60.25a | 1.00 | 1, 40 | 0.3232 | N.A. |
| T. spirale | 811.14 ± 55.60a | 959.28 ± 71.32a | 2.64 | 1, 40 | 0.1121 | N.A. |
Different letters within the same row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05). “Enhanced” indicates that significantly larger tunnels were produced by termites in sand treated with conidia of each Trichoderma species compared with untreated sand. “N.A.” indicates no significant difference in tunnel areas when compared between Trichoderma-treated and untreated sand.