Table 1 Percentage of spore germination, culture sporulation in 20 days, larval mortality of Galleria mellonella at 1 × 10⁷ spores·ml^-1 concentration within 10 days, and biological efficacy index of the isolates

AAUB76^*

Beauveria

Cropland

94.0 ± 2.60 ^a

10.7 ± 2.44^a

1.876

100 ± 0.00^a

85.0 ± 1.25^a

AAUB28^*

Beauveria

Cropland

94.0 ± 1.87^ab

11.0 ± 1.60^a

1.818

100 ± 0.00^a

85.0 ± 0.75^a

AAUB90^*

Beauveria

Cropland

90.7 ± 3.17^b

11.2 ± 2.02^ab

1.792

100 ± 0.00^a

83.8 ± 1.98^ab

AAUB19^*

Beauveria

Cropland

93.3 ± 1.43^ab

11.5 ± 0.39^a

1.739

100 ± 0.00^a

84.8 ± 1.67^a

AAUB39^*

Beauveria

Cropland

92.0 ± 3.23^b

12.7 ± 2.32^ab

1.580

100 ± 0.00^a

84.3 ± 2.12^a

AAUB45

Beauveria

Cropland

81.3 ± 4.12^ef

14.0 ± 0.86^c

1.429

90.0 ± 3.23^b

75.3 ± 3.41^bc

AAUB46

Beauveria

Cropland

90.7 ± 2.28^b

11.3 ± 2.43^ab

1.765

90.0 ± 3..32^b

78.7 ± 2.87^b

AAUB22

Beauveria

Cropland

86.3 ± 2.45^c

15.0 ± 0.82^d

1.333

91.3 ± 1.67^b

77.8 ± 3.21^b

AAUB49

Beauveria

Cropland

92.0 ± 4.00^b

15.0 ± 1.09^d

1.333

86.7 ± 1.67^dc

77.5 ± 2.45^b

AAUB25

Beauveria

Cropland

89.0 ± 2.09^bc

12.2 ± 3.00^ab

1.645

86.7 ± 1.78^dc

76.5 ± 2.06^b

AAUB70

Beauveria

Cropland

87.3 ± 3.18^c

11.2 ± 2.08^ab

1.792

89.0 ± 4.02^bc

77.1 ± 3.56^b

AAUB08

Beauveria

Cropland

91.0 ± 2.06^b

14.8 ± 1.45^bc

1.349

83.3 ± 1.07^d

75.5 ± 1.12^bc

AAUB60

Beauveria

Cropland

84.3 ± 1.65^d

12.7 ± 1.12^ab

1.580

86.7 ± 1.67^de

74.7 ± 1.89^bc

AAUB85

Beauveria

Cropland

85.7 ± 4.23^cd

13.0 ± 2.09^b

1.538

80.0 ± 2.00^de

71.9 ± 3.80^c

AAUB18

Beauveria

Cropland

85.7 ± 2.68^cd

13.0 ± 0.34^b

1.538

76.7 ± 2.78^fg

70.2 ± 4.56^c

AAUB05^*

Beauveria

Grassland

94.0 ± 2.09^a

13.6 ± 0.64^ab

1.467

100 ± 0.00^a

85.0 ± 2.34^a

AAUB03^*

Beauveria

Grassland

96.7 ± 3.06^a

10.8 ± 1.44^a

1.847

100 ± 0.00^a

86.0 ± 1.92^a

AAUB06^*

Beauveria

Grassland

91.3 ± 1.10^b

14.3 ± 2.00^c

1.396

100 ± 0.00^a

84.0 ± 2.34^ab

AAUB07

Beauveria

Grassland

43.3 ± 3.19^gh

14.0 ± 1.53^c

1.429

92.2 ± 4.08^b

62.3 ± 5.03^d

AAUB59^*

Beauveria

Forest

92.3 ± 1.45^ab

11.2 ± 1.15^ab

1.792

100 ± 0.00^a

84.4 ± 2.57^a

AAUB24^*

Beauveria

Forest

97.0 ± 4.20^a

12.0 ± 1.10^ab

1.667

100 ± 0.00^a

86.1 ± 1.56^a

AAUB23^*

Beauveria

Forest

88.3 ± 2.45^bc

14.3 ± 1.27^c

1.397

100 ± 0.00^a

82.9 ± 3.67^ab

AAUB29^*

Beauveria

Forest

91.7 ± 1.89^b

12.3 ± 0.72^ab

1.622

96.7 ± 3.67^ab

82.5 ± 2.56^ab

AAUB26

Beauveria

Forest

91.0 ± 4.29^b

11.0 ± 2.10^ab

1.818

90.0 ± 2.70^b

78.9 ± 3.78^b

AAUB69

Beauveria

Forest

90.7 ± 2.54^b

16.0 ± 1.78^e

1.250

86.7 ± 3.78^cd

77.0 ± 3.86^b

AAUB09

Beauveria

Forest

90.7 ± 3.00^b

15.0 ± 1.60^d

1.333

86.7 ± 3.67^cd

77.1 ± 5.12^b

AAUB20

Beauveria

Forest

94.7 ± 0.89^ab

14.7 ± 2.02^cd

1.364

83.3 ± 3.67^cd

76.9 ± 2.67^bc