Organism

 

% Mortality

 

Chitinase U/ml x 10-3

Activity ± SE

Protease U/ml

Lipase U/ml

M. anisopliae

>70

2.89±1.0

2.46 ± 0.91

0.72± 0.29

M. anisopliae  

50-70

1.26 ± 0.42

0.90 ± 0.48

0.30± 0.17

M. anisopliae  

< 50

0.52 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.03

0.08± 0.01

B. bassiana

>70

6.56± 0.33

0.91 ± 0.08

0.34± 0.02

B. bassiana

50-70

4.75 ± 1.27

0.54 ± 0.18

0.26± 0.07

N. rileyi  

>70

ND

0.75 ± 0.06

0.6 ± 0.04

N. rileyi  

50-70

ND

0.58 ± 0.06

0.36 ± .06

N. rileyi  

< 50

ND

0.27± 0.14

0.22 ± 0.07

ND- Not detected, SE- Standard error The values presented are the average of three replications
Table 1: Comparative analysis of insect bioassay and biochemical characteristics of M. anisopliae, B. bassiana, and N. rileyi isolates