Table 3. Mean mortality (% ± SE) of 3 and 35 days old larvae of red palm weevil treated with Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana under laboratory conditions.
| Treatments | Mortality (%) | Mortality time (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-d-old larvae | 35-d-old larvae | 3-d-old larvae | 35-d-old larvae | |
| Control (water) | 0 ± 0 c | 0 ± 0 c | 0 ± 0 c | 0 ± 0 e |
| B. bassiana (BbSA-1) | 100 ± 0 a | 86.6 ± 6.6 a | 7.6 ± 0.23 b | 13.4 ± 0.53 cd |
| B. bassiana (BbSA-2) | 86.6 ± 13.3 ab | 53.3 ± 6.6 b | 11.8 ± 0.61 a | 15.8 ± 0.72 ab |
| B. bassiana (BbSA-3) | 73.3 ± 6.6 b | 53.3 ± 6.6 b | 11.3 ± 0.66 a | 15 ± 1.24 abc |
| B.bassiana (BbIDN-1) | 100 ± 0 a | 60 ± 11.5 b | 8.4 ± 1.74 b | 16.7 ± 0.15 a |
| M. anisopliae (MaSA-1) | 100 ± 0 a | 93.3 ± 6.6 a | 6.9 ± 0.70 b | 12 ± 0.26 cd |
| M. anisopliae (MaIDN-1) | 93.3 ± 6.6 ab | 73.3 ± 6.6 ab | 7 ± 0.11 b | 14.2 ± 0.26 d |
| M. anisopliae (MaIDN-2) | 80 ± 11.5 ab | 60 ± 11.5b | 8 ± 0.86 b | 15 ± 0.47 bc |
Means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significant different at α: 0.05.