Table 3.
Log-dose probit mortality data for Tuta absoluta pupae treated with different entomopathogenic fungal products and corrected percentage mortality for growth tunnel experiment.
| Treatment | n a (df) | LC50 | FL (95%) b | LC80 | FL (95%) | Slope | SE | Χ 2 c | n d | Mean Corrected Mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB-ES | 280 (5) | 1.87 × 107 | 1.3 × 107–2.90 × 107 a | 1.09 × 108 | 6.25 × 107–2.50 × 108 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 2.57 | 100 | 98.8 ± 1.3 a |
| MET-ES | 240 (4) | 1.38 × 108 | 9.40 × 107–1.88 × 108 b | 4.31 × 108 | 3.15 × 108–6.38 × 108 | 1.70 | 0.19 | 2.45 | 100 | 90.0 ± 4.1 ab |
| MET-WP | 329 (6) | 3.84 × 109 | 2.82 × 109–5.5 × 109 d | 1.73 × 1010 | 1.05 × 1010–4.25 × 1010 | 1.29 | 0.18 | 5.4 | 100 | 88.8 ± 4.4 ab |
| BB-WP | 350 (5) | 1.49 × 109 | 1.02 × 109–2.0 × 109 c | 5.26 × 109 | 3.9 × 109–7.34 × 109 | 1.53 | 0.16 | 3.67 | 100 | 68.8 ± 6.3 b |
| H(3) = 13.67 |
an = number of pupae tested; FL = fiducial limits; LCs in conidia L−1. b FLs within the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05. c Chi-square test for linearity of the dose–mortality response. d Number of pupae tested in growth tunnel experiment. Mean % corrected mortality caused by the respective treatments are not significantly different when followed by the same letter in the column (Kruskal-Wallis followed by Dunn’s multiple comparison test; p < 0.05).