Table 2 Effect of fraction of Paecilomyces variotii on the growth rate, consumption index and approximate digestibility 3rd, 4th and 5th instar larvae of Spodoptera litura

3rd

 C

0.867 ± 0.003^a

0.200 ± 0.001^a

96.92 ± 0.038^a

94.27 ± 0.014^a

98.11 ± 0.04^a

 1

0.694 ± 0.011^b

0.196 ± 0.001^b

89.47 ± 0.089^b

93.25 ± 0.29^b

97.61 ± 0.11^b

 2

0.615 ± 0.61^c

0.194 ± 0.002^c

88.67 ± 0.036^b

92.46 ± 0.18^d

97.36 ± 0.17^c

 3

0.580 ± 0.012^d

0.194 ± 0.001^c

85.71 ± 0.084^b

92.87 ± 0.17^c

97.22 ± 0.34^d

 4

0.471 ± 0.003^e

0.193 ± 0.002^c

83.33 ± 0.019^c

23.01 ± 0.39^e

22.30 ± 0.06^e

 CD at 0.01

0.006

0.003

2.397

0.043

0.042

 CD at 0.05

0.045

0.002

1.648

0.030

0.029

4th

 C

0.926 ± 0.002^a

0.207 ± 0.000^a

92.71 ± 0.123^a

91.32 ± 0.026^a

99.54 ± 0.098^a

 1

0.227 ± 0.000^b

0.198 ± 0.001^b

91.33 ± 0.026^d

89.54 ± 0.086^b

99.54 ± 0.192^a

 2

0.190 ± 0.003^c

0.192 ± 0.001^c

89.74 ± 0.070^b

89.10 ± 0.070^b

99.43 ± 0.184^ab

 3

0.140 ± 0.004^e

0.191 ± 0.000^d

89.33 ± 0.026^c

87.64 ± 0.026^c

99.36 ± 0.061^a

 4

0.161 ± 0.001^d

0.187 ± 0.000^e

87.64 ± 0.049^e

80.50 ± 0.102^d

74.17 ± 0.050^c

 CD at 0.01

0.003

0.008

1.533

0.035

0.162

 CD at 0.05

0.002

0.006

1.054

0.024

0.111

5th

 C

1.006 ± 0.002^a

0.215 ± 0.000^a

94.62 ± 0.066^a

96.47 ± 0.104^a

99.46 ± 0.053^a

 1

0.241 ± 0.001^b

0.192 ± 0.001^b

93.07 ± 0.041^b

96.37 ± 0.184^b

99.09 ± 0.024^c

 2

0.115 ± 0.001^d

0.190 ± 0.002^c

92.68 ± 0.085^c

95.47 ± 0.086^c

99.38 ± 0.046^b

 3

0.107 ± 0.002^e

0.187 ± 0.000^d

92.02 ± 0.390^d

95.46 ± 0.140^c

99.03 ± 0.045^d

 4

0.139 ± 0.001^c

0.175 ± 0.000^e

91.34 ± 0.057^e

94.36 ± 0.180^d

98.78 ± 0.037^e

 CD at 0.01

0.003

0.008

0.036

0.117

0.120

 CD at 0.05

0.002

0.006

0.025

0.080

0.083