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Table 3. Relative abundance of B. dimorpha MB spores in 



pupae of S^. geminata reared from larvae at various 

 temperatures. 



Temperature Number of No. (%) positive % MB spores in 

 (degrees C) pupae for MB spores positive specimens 



20 



25 



22.5 



5 



28 



25 



32 



25 



35 



10 







5 (100) 

 25 (100) 

 3 (12) 

 



3 (1-5)^ 

 35.9 ± 2.6 (31-39)^ 

 1 (0-1) 



Mean and (range) 



Mean and standard deviation (range) 



Table 4. B. dimorpha spore yield of pupae of S^. geminata 



reared from larvae at 20, 28, 



or 32 C. 





Temperature 



NMB 



Spores 



MB 



Spores 



(degrees C) 



Spores/pupa Spores/mg 



Spores/pupa Spores/mg 



20 



6.7 X 10^ 



3.9 X 10^ 











28^ 



6.3 X 10^ 



4.4 X 10^ 



2.7 X 10^ 



2.0 X 10^ 



32 



4.8 X 10^ 



2.7 X 10^ 











o^ 5 5 



ui'otal spore production at 28 C = 8. 9 x 10 /pupa or 3.9 x 10 /mg. 



