TABLE 5.
Median lethal time (LT50) of termites exposed to conidia of Metarhizium anisopliae alone, or both conidia of Metarhizium anisopliae and each Trichoderma species.
| Colony | Treatment | n | LT50 (days) | Regression equation | χ2 (df) |
| 1 | M. anisopliae alone | 300 | 5.55 (5.25–5.84) | y = −4.93 + 0.89x | 673.34 (118) |
| M. anisopliae and T. longibrachiatum | 300 | 11.84 (11.52–12.17) | y = −5.56 + 0.47x | 425.02 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. harzianum | 300 | 12.83 (12.50–13.18) | y = −5.17 + 0.40x | 393.13 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. atroviride | 300 | 11.88 (11.51–12.24) | y = −6.04 + 0.51x | 596.45 (118) | |
| 2 | M. anisopliae alone | 300 | 5.57 (5.14–5.98) | y = −4.44 + 0.80x | 1197.59 (118) |
| M. anisopliae and T. longibrachiatum | 300 | 12.74 (12.39–13.09) | y = −5.10 + 0.40x | 418.70 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. harzianum | 300 | 12.70 (12.31–13.09) | y = −6.50 + 0.51x | 677.41 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. atroviride | 300 | 11.11 (10.79–11.42) | y = −7.01 + 0.63x | 565.57 (118) | |
| 3 | M. anisopliae alone | 300 | 6.28 (5.79–6.75) | y = −4.48 + 0.71x | 1394.21 (118) |
| M. anisopliae and T. longibrachiatum | 300 | 12.32 (11.98–12.67) | y = −5.22 + 0.42x | 427.70 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. harzianum | 300 | 12.60 (12.20–13.00) | y = −4.91 + 0.39x | 520.14 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. atroviride | 300 | 11.70 (11.33–12.07) | y = −5.36 + 0.46x | 544.88 (118) | |
| 4 | M. anisopliae alone | 300 | 7.21 (6.93–7.49) | y = −6.51 + 0.90x | 621.04 (118) |
| M. anisopliae and T. longibrachiatum | 300 | 13.30 (12.96–13.66) | y = −5.10 + 0.38x | 393.44 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. harzianum | 300 | 13.75 (13.37–14.15) | y = −5.26 + 0.38x | 461.06 (118) | |
| M. anisopliae and T. atroviride | 300 | 11.44 (11.10–11.78) | y = −6.19 + 0.54x | 543.82 (118) |