Fungal and viral entomopathogens as a combined strategy for the biological control of fall armyworm larvae in maize

Table 3 Description of treatments for evaluation of individual, combined and alternate application of BCAs

Treatment	First application		Second application
Treatment	BCA	Dose	BCA	Dose
T1	NPV	8.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha	NPV	8.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha
T2	M. rileyi	1.3 × 10¹² con/ha	M. rileyi	1.3 × 10¹² con/ha
T3	NPV	8.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha	M. rileyi	1.3 × 10¹² con/ha
T4	M. rileyi	1.3 × 10¹² con/ha	NPV	8.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha
T5^a	NPV	4.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha	NPV	4.0 × 10¹¹ OBs/ha
T5^a	M. rileyi	6.5 × 10¹¹ con/ha	M. rileyi	6.5 × 10¹¹ con/ha
T6	Control (without application)

^aSuspension containing a mixture of both BCAs using 50% of the field recommended doses

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