Phototoxicity of Ultraviolet-A against the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci and Its Compatibility with an Entomopathogenic Fungus and Whitefly Parasitoid

Table 3

LC₅₀ of Cordyceps fumosorosea against Bemisia tabaci.

	Treatment	LC50	Limit (95% C.I.)		Chi-square	value (df)
B. tabaci exposed to UV-A light	Control				1.69	0.56 (3)
	12 hours				2.94	0.98 (3)
	24 hours				1.67	0.56 (3)
	48 hours				0.98	0.34 (3)
	72 hours				1.79	0.60 (3)
C. fumosorosea exposed to UV-A light	Control				1.43	0.47 (3)
	12 hours				0.81	0.27 (3)
	24 hours				2.49	0.83 (3)
	48 hours				0.43	0.14 (3)
	72 hours				0.40	0.13 (3)

SE = standard deviation of the slope; df = degree of freedom; C.I. = confidence.