Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity

Table 4

Isolation of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Paecilomyces sp. inside ant nests and in soil control samples.

Beauveria bassiana isolation		Control		Total
		No	Yes
NEST	No	50 (82.0%)	7 (11.5%)	57 (93.4%)
	Yes	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	4 (6.6%)
Total		52 (85.3%)	9 (14.8%)	61 (100%)
Metarhizium anisopliae isolation		Control		Total
		No	Yes
NEST	No	46 (75.4%)	5 (8.2%)	51 (83.6%)
	Yes	5 (8.2%)	5 (8.2%)	10 (16.4%)
Total		51 (83.6%)	10 (16.4%)	61 (100%)
Paecilomyces sp. isolation		Control		Total
		No	Yes
NEST	No	40 (65.6%)	10 (16.4%)	50 (82.0%)
	Yes	2 (3.3%)	9 (14.8%)	11 (18.0%)
Total		42 (68.9%)	19 (31.2%)	61 (100%)