Subject	Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Specific subject area	Insect Science
Type of data	Table
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How data were acquired	Contact bioassay, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)- JEOL 6360 LASEM
Data format	Raw
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Parameters for data collection	Contact bioassay on fungal host susceptibility test was conducted at corresponding RH condition at 25 ± 3 °C
Description of data collection	Two different fungal strains (Met-Gra4, Met-TH) were used in the bioassay. Each treatment based of relative humidity (50, 70, 90% RH) was conducted; three treated replicates with five inoculated RPWs per container; three replicates with five uninoculated RPWs as control treatment. Entomopathogen-induced behavior alterations among the inoculated RPWs for each fungal isolates were observed and assessed daily for 2 weeks post-treatment. Data on insect mortality for each treatment within two weeks post-treatment was recorded and analyzed.
Data source location	Fungus laboratory, Central laboratory, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Data accessibility	With the article
Related research article	L.E.L. Grace, M.S.H. Jamilah, M.F. Ahmad, A.A. Wahizatul, Entomopathogenic fungi isolated from the soil of Terengganu, Malaysia as potential bio–pesticides against the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 12(2),(2017) 71–79. ISSN: 1823–8556