Table 2 Pathogenicity percentage of isolates against second and third larval instars of Tuta absoluta at 1 × 10⁷ spores·ml^-1 concentration in 7 days post inoculation and sporulation potential over the cadavers

AAUB03^#

B. bassiana

MT588402

94.7 ± 3.08^a

93.3 ± 2.00^a

1.6 × 10⁷

AAUB29^#

B. bassiana

MT588415

92.0 ± 1.20^a

95.0 ± 3.05^a

1.1 × 10⁷

AAUB28^#

B. bassiana

MT588414

95.7 ± 2.67^a

95.0 ± 2.12^a

2.1 × 10⁷

AAUB76^#

B. bassiana

MT588421

88.3 ± 1.09^ab

85.0 ± 3.10^ab

1.5 × 10⁶

AAUB24

B. bassiana

MT588411

81.7 ± 3.62^c

84.0 ± 2.36^ab

8.3 × 10⁶

AAUB05

B. bassiana

MT588403

71.0 ± 2.01^de

75.3 ± 3.76^c

4.6 × 10⁶

AAUB59^#

B. bassiana

MT588419

85.0 ± 2.50^b

89.0 ± 2.24^a

1.2 × 10⁷

AAUB39^#

B. bassiana

MT588416

86.7 ± 4.00^b

83.3 ± 3.98^b

1.2 × 10⁷

AAUB46

B. bassiana

MT588417

73.0 ± 2.30^d

71.7 ± 3.61^d

7.3 × 10⁶

AAUB19^#

B. bassiana

MT588408

94.7 ± 1.08^a

92.0 ± 4.10^b

3.5 × 10⁷

AAUB90^#

B. bassiana

MT588422

92.0 ± 1.20^a

90.0 ± 3.02^ab

1.2 × 10⁷

AAUB06

B. bassiana

MT588404

65.7 ± 2.67^f

68.3 ± 1.89^d

5.9 × 10⁶