Research Article
In Vitro Biological Activity of Beauveria bassiana, Beauveria peruviensis, and Metarhizium sp. against Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Table 3
Lethal concentrations 50 and 90 (LC50 and LC90) of Beauveria bassiana, B. peruviensis, and Metarhizium sp. on adults of Hypothenemus hampei.
| | Fungis | Test | LC50 (conidia/mL−1) | LC90 (conidia/mL−1) | | Mean | VR | Mean | VR | P |
| | B. peruviensis | 1 | 6.1 × 102 | (2.7 × 101–3.7 × 103) | 8.2 × 106 | (3.1 × 106 − 2.9 × 107) | <0.0001 | | B. bassiana | 9.6 × 102 | (4.6 × 101-4.6 × 103) | 2.4 × 105 | (1.1 × 105–5.4 × 105) | <0.0001 | | Metarhizium sp | 1.1 × 104 | (1.7 × 103–4.1 × 104) | 7.8 × 108 | (2.1 × 108–5.8 × 109) | <0.0001 |
| | B. peruviensis | 2 | 1.6 × 103 | (1.3 × 102–7.5 × 103) | 1.9 × 107 | (7.5 × 106-7.6 × 106) | <0.0001 | | B. bassiana | 1.6 × 103 | (1.3 × 102–7.5 × 103) | 1.9 × 107 | (7.5 × 106-7.6 × 107) | <0.0001 | | Metarhizium sp | 4.6 × 104 | (1.3 × 104 − 1.1 × 105) | 5.7 × 108 | (1.8 × 108–2.8 × 109) | <0.0001 |
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VR = variation range.
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