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. 2020 Jul 3;8:e9472. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9472

Table 1. Virulence of four Beauveria bassiana strains against Xyleborus affinis females.

Strain Parametersa
Mor (%) Mic (%) k (d −1) to (d) LT40 (d) Con/ins
(×107)
44 40 ± 13.3b 12 ± 10.9b 0.29 ± 0.04a 1.95 ± 0.6a 7.97 ± 2.5a 0.47 ± 0.3a
171 48 ± 9.0bc 15 ± 7.9bc 0.37 ± 0.15a 3.05 ± 1.1ab 9.62 ± 2.8a 1.62 ± 0.7ab
431 48 ± 9.7bc 25 ± 12.7cd 0.52 ± 0.03a 4.78 ± 0.2b 6.49 ± 2.1a 4.74 ± 0.8c
485 58.7 ± 13.7c 30 ± 4.1d 0.58 ± 0.01a 2.93 ± 0.07ab 5.32 ± 0.2a 0.82 ± 0.08ab
Control 19.6 ± 2.7a 0a

Note:

a

Mor = mortality (percentage); Mic = B. bassiana mycosis (percentage); k = specificity death rate (day−1); t0 = dying delay time (days). Means ± SD within a column followed by the same upper letter were not statistically different (p < 0.05).