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%)