Table 4. Mean mortality (% ± SE) of pupae of red palm weevil treated with Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana under laboratory conditions at 25 ± 2°C and 85 ± 5% RH.
Treatments | Mortality (%) | Mortality time (days) |
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Control (water) | 6.6 ± 6.6 c | 2.6 ± 2.6 b |
Beauveria bassiana (BbSA-1) | 73.3 ± 6.6 ab | 8 ± 0 a |
Beauveria bassiana (BbSA-2) | 60 ± 6.6 b | 8.6 ± 0.3 a |
Beauveria bassiana (BbSA-3) | 66.6 ± 6.6 ab | 8.3 ± 0 a |
Beauveria bassiana (BbIDN-1) | 66.6 ± 6.6 ab | 8.3 ± 0.3 a |
Metarhizium anisopliae (MaSA-1) | 80 ± 0 a | 7 ± 0.3 a |
Metarhizium anisopliae (MaIDN-1) | 66.6 ± 6.6 ab | 8 ± 0 a |
Metarhizium anisopliae (MaIDN-2) | 60 ± 0 b | 8 ± 0 a |
Means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significant different at α: 0.05.