Research Article

Beauveria bassiana Strains for Biological Control of Cosmopolites sordidus (Germ.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Plantain

Table 1

Mortality and TL50 (±SE) for adults of C. sordidus caused by different isolates of Beauveria bassiana (25 ± 1°C, 95 ± 5% RH, and 14 h photophase). Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil.

Strain order numberStrain nameHostSourceDateMortality1 (%)TL50 (days)

1CNPMF 407Metamasius hemipterus L.
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Nazaré-BA19/08/9496.0 ± 2.7 a7.4 ± 0.3 ab
12CNPMF 218Metamasius hemipterus L.
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Cruz das Almas-BA09/04/9796.0 ± 5.7 a8.2 ± 0.4 abc
24CNPMF 416Pseudopiazurus papayanus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Cruz das Almas-BA02/08/9596.0 ± 3.1 a6.6 ± 0.6 a
25CNPMF 31UnknownUnknown25/03/8388.0 ± 8.6 ab7.0 ± 0.5 ab
2CNPMF 408Diploschema rotundicolle  
(Col.: Cerambycidae)
Unknown19/09/9486.0 ± 9.9 abc8.4 ± 0.4 abc
5CNPMF 287Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Wenceslau Guimarães-BA12/06/9779.5 ± 9.9 abcd10.8 ± 2.0 abc
21CNPMF 02UnknownEspírito Santo02/05/8274.0 ± 9.4 abcde8.4 ± 0.4 abc
4EPAGRI 01UnknownSanta Catarina23/05/9273.6 ± 5.4 abcdef10.4 ± 1.0 abc
15CNPMF 412Membracidae on soursopNova Soure-BA05/10/9472.0 ± 5.7 abcdef9.8 ± 1.8 abc
19CNPMF 414Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Nazaré-BA10/12/9670.0 ± 8.7 abcdef11.0 ± 2.0 abc
14CNPMF 20UnknownUnknown27/02/8668.0 ± 9.7 abcdefg9.2 ± 1.7 abc
22CNPMF 04UnknownMogi das Cruzes-SP29/06/9568.0 ± 2.7 abcdefg12.4 ± 2.4 abc
8CNPMF 17Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Cruz das Almas-BA08/11/8564.1 ± 7.2 abcdefg11.2 ± 0.6 abc
20643UnknownCuiabá-MT31/10/9658.0 ± 8.2 bcdefgh9.8 ± 0.7 abc
23CNPMF 415Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Vicência-PE07/12/9056.0 ± 9.6 bcdefgh9.3 ± 0.8 abc
31CNPMF 326Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Nazaré-BA22/07/9756.0 ± 2.7 bcdefgh12.8 ± 1.5 bc
26CNPMF 01UnknownUnknown17/06/8454.0 ± 0.0 bcdefgh9.7 ± 2.0 abc
6CNPMF 259Heteroptera on Malpighia Cruz das Almas-BA16/05/9752.4 ± 4.5 cdefgh11.0 ± 3.1 abc
7CNPMF 410Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Cruz das Almas-BA10/10/9552.1 ± 7.9 cdefgh10.7 ± 1.5 abc
10IBCB-66Hypothenemus hampei  
(Col.: Scolytidae)
São José do Rio Pardo-SP05/09/9451.6 ± 8.9 cdefghi14.7 ± 1.1 c
32CNPMF 418Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Cruz das Almas-BA11/06/9348.0 ± 7.6 defghij
13CNPMF 411Cosmopolites sordidus  
(Col.: Curculionidae)
Nazaré-BA10/06/9646.6 ± 7.4 defghij
3CNPMF 409Membracidae on soursop  
(Membracidae)
Nova Soure-BA17/08/9242.1 ± 12.1 efghij
17CNPMF 08Unknown on citrusUnknown13/11/8740.0 ± 2.7 efghij
28CNPMF 417UnknownUnknown30/02/9438.0 ± 4.2 fghijk
30604UnknownCuiabá-MT31/10/9638.0 ± 11.5 fghijk
11CNPMF 06UnknownCruz das Almas-BA10/05/9533.1 ± 7.6 ghijk
29CNPMF 18UnknownUnknown27/02/9428.0 ± 4.2 hijk
18CNPMF 413UnknownUnknown27/02/8616.0 ± 7.4 ijk
27CNPMF 419Membracidae on papayaNova Soure-BA18/07/9216.0 ± 5.5 ijk
9447UnknownCuiabá-MT31/10/9614.0 ± 7.6 jk
control4.0 ± 4.2 k

14.62.9

CV (%)26.111.7

Averages followed by distinct letters differ by the Tukey test ( ).