The Journal of Insect Science: Volume 4/Article 38/Table 3

Table 3. Effect of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus blastospore fungal treatment strains T, T10 and T11 for percent eclosion of whitefly adults from fourth-instar nymphs on a glass slide placed inside a PDA Petri dish plate at 25 ± 0.5 °C for 8 days with a 24:0 and 16:8 hour L:D photoperiod at ~100% RH.

	Mean % eclosion ± SEM values observed for blastospore treatments per day¹
Days	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
Treatment (L:D)
strain T (24:0)	9.4 ± 5.98a	15.6 ± 9.38b	25.0 ± 8.84b	25.0 ± 8.84b	25.0 ± 8.84b	31.3 ± 13.01b	31.3 ± 13.01b
strain T (16:8)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a
strain T10 (24:0)	6.3 ± 6.25a	15.6 ± 5.98b	25.0 ± 10.21b	28.1 ± 12.89b	28.1 ± 12.89b	28.1 ± 12.89b	28.1 ± 12.89b
strain T10 (16:8)	0.0 ± 00.0a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a
strain T11 (24:0)	3.2 ± 3.13a	12.5 ± 5.10a	15.6 ± 5.98a	18.8 ± 3.61a	18.8 ± 3.61a	25.0 ± 5.10a	25.0 ± 5.10a
strain T11 (16:8)	6.7 ± 6.67a	6.7 ± 6.67a	6.7 ± 6.67a	6.7 ± 6.67a	13.3 ± 13.30a	13.3 ± 13.30a	13.3 ± 13.30a
Control (24:0)	25.0 ± 14.44a	37.5 ± 14.24c	58.4 ± 8.35c	66.7 ± 13.62c	66.7 ± 13.62c	66.7 ± 13.62c	66.7 ± 13.62c
Control (16:8)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	58.3 ± 4.17c	58.3 ± 4.17c	91.7 ± 4.17c	91.7 ± 4.17c

¹Means followed by different letters in a column are significantly different (Fisher's PLSD test, p < 0.10). n = 32 nymphs for T , T10; n = 31 nymphs for T11 for each fungal strain and n = 24 nymphs for control at each daily period of observation under a 24:0 hour L:D photoperiod. n = 24 nymphs for each fungal strain and n = 24 nymphs for control at each daily period of observation under a 16:8 hour L:D photoperiod.