Table 3 The mycelial growth of A. apis 1.2 on PDA plate for 7 days (n = 9/treatment) of treated honeybee larvae after being inoculated with spores treated in liquid phase and PAW by argon plasma at gas flow rate of 0.25 Lpm for 5 min and 0.50 Lpm for 10 min, respectively.

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

5.14 ± 0.26^b

6.89 ± 0.46^b

9.75 ± 0.84^d

15.26 ± 0.73^d

20.73 ± 0.91^d

25.39 ± 0.77^d

31.86 ± 1.67^c

0.41 ± 0.41^a

1.68 ± 0.84^a

5.28 ± 0.84^bc

7.03 ± 1.21^bc

8.77 ± 1.39^bc

11.10 ± 1.68^bc

13.29 ± 1.87^b

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.93 ± 0.62^a

4.09 ± 0.80^b

5.72 ± 1.10^b

6.99 ± 1.37^b

9.08 ± 1.80^b

11.59 ± 2.32^b

0.84 ± 0.56^a

5.26 ± 0.82^b

7.88 ± 0.68 ^cd

10.39 ± 1.35^c

13.80 ± 1.97^c

16.66 ± 2.38^c

19.09 ± 2.70^b