Dual application of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi on immune and antioxidant enzymes of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Table 2 Interactions observed after the combination of Heterorhabditis zealandica (7 IJs/larvae) with Beauveria bassiana (3.1 × 10² conidia/ml)

Pathogens	Time intervals (days)	Observed mortality %	Expected mortality %	χ2	Interactions
Heterorhabditis zealandica (7 IJs) + Beauveria bassiana 3.1 × 10²	0	88^a	56.67	17.32	Synergistic
	2	100^c	50.00	50	Synergistic
	4	84^a	53.33	17.64	Synergistic
	6	52^b	36.67	6.41	Synergistic

Mortality values within the column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Duncan’s test, p P > 0.05). Expected mortality ME = MNema + MMa (1 – MNema), where MNema and MMa are the observed proportional mortalities caused by H. zealandica (7 IJs) with B. bassiana (3.1 × 10² conidia/ml)