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

Table 4. Effect of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus conidial 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 conidial treatments per day¹
Days	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
Treatment (L:D)
strain T (24:0)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	20.8 ± 15.02a	29.2 ± 16.70a	29.2 ± 16.70a	29.2 ± 16.70a	29.2 ± 16.70a
strain T (16:8)	8.3 ± 4.17a	8.3 ± 4.17a	8.3 ± 4.17a	50.0 ± 14.43ab	50.0 ± 12.50ab	54.2 ± 11.02a	54.2 ± 11.02a
strain T10 (24:0)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	29.2 ± 8.33ab	37.5 ± 14.43a	37.5 ± 14.43a	37.5 ± 14.43a	41.7 ± 15.02ab
strain T10 (16:8)	4.2 ± 4.17a	4.2 ± 4.17a	8.3 ± 4.17a	20.8 ± 11.02a	20.8 ± 11.02a	29.2 ± 18.16a	37.5 ± 19.09a
strain T11 (24:0)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	16.7 ± 4.17b	45.8 ± 16.70a	45.8 ± 16.70a	45.8 ± 16.70a	45.8 ± 16.70b
strain T11 (16:8)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	20.8 ± 11.0ab	45.8 ± 22.05ab	45.8 ± 22.05ab	54.2 ± 22.05ab	54.2 ± 22.05b
Control (24:0)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	43.5 ± 3.62ac	65.5 ± 7.80ab	65.5 ± 7.80ab	65.5 ± 7.80ab	69.6 ± 3.72b
Control (16:8)	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	0.0 ± 0.00a	58.3 ± 4.17b	58.3 ± 4.17b	91.7 ± 4.17b	91.7 ± 4.17b

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 = 15 nymphs for each fungal strain and n = 16 nymphs for control at each daily period of observation under a 16:8 hour L:D photoperiod.