Table 3 Effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Beauveria bassiana on the growth rate, consumption index and approximate digestibility of 3rd, 4th and 5th instar larvae of Spodoptera litura

3rd

 C

1.94 ± 0.002^a

0.199 ± 0.003^ab

99.01 ± 0.085^a

23.01 ± 0.100^a

22.90 ± 0.065^b

 1

1.77 ± 0.001^b

0.195 ± 0.000^c

97.93 ± 0.057^b

22.93 ± 0.156^a

98.00 ± 0.054^a

 2

1.42 ± 0.001^c

0.191 ± 0.001^b

96.92 ± 0.041^c

14.5 ± 0.143^b

14.70 ± 0.037^c

 3

1.36 ± 0.003^d

0.189 ± 0.001^ab

96.26 ± 0.150^d

14.8 ± 0.132^b

14.70 ± 0.022^c

 4

0.867 ± 0.002^c

0.176 ± 0.000^c

92.45 ± 0.040^e

12.24 ± 0.190^c

11.33 ± 0.066^d

 CD at 0.01

0.009

0.003

0.089

0.324

0.310

 CD at 0.05

0.006

0.002

0.061

0.223

0.213

4th

 C

1.017 ± 0.002^a

0.201 ± 0.002^c

96.92 ± 0.061^a

83.11 ± 0.123^a

81.90 ± 0.046^a

 1

0.624 ± 0.000^b

0.192 ± 0.000^b

96.11 ± 0.021^b

69.00 ± 0.141^a

64.18 ± 0.047^a

 2

0.310 ± 0.000^e

0.189 ± 0.001^ab

93.45 ± 0.034^d

68.22 ± 0.138^a

62.93 ± 0.047^b

 3

0.317 ± 0.003^d

0.187 ± 0.000^a

89.24 ± 0.032^e

58.11 ± 0.147^b

55.28 ± 0.094^c

 4

0.361 ± 0.001^c

0.171 ± 0.001^b

87.12 ± 0.078^c

33.33 ± 0.132^c

32.00 ± 0.074^d

 CD at 0.01

0.001

0.005

0.002

0.130

0.002

 CD at 0.05

0.001

0.003

0.001

0.089

0.002

5th

 C

1.091 ± 0.002^a

0.202 ± 0.002^a

96.92 ± 0.047^a

98.42 ± 0.111^a

93.24 ± 0.047^b

 1

0.297 ± 0.000^b

0.191 ± 0.001^b

88.80 ± 0.047^b

94.36 ± 0.145^c

83.0 ± 0.0081^c

 2

0.229 ± 0.002^c

0.190 ± 0.001^b

87.75 ± 0.081^c

76.36 ± 0.156^b

71.26 ± 0.009^a

 3

0.183 ± 0.002^e

0.186 ± 0.002^ab

86.33 ± 0.094^d

54.36 ± 0.141_b

49.23 ± 0.081^a

 4

0.217 ± 0.006^d

0.169 ± 0.002^c

86.33 ± 0.094^d

23.01 ± 0.127^d

22.90 ± 0.047^d

 CD at 0.01

0.002

0.003

0.039

0.958

1.974

 CD at 0.05

0.001

0.001

0.027

0.657

1.357