Figure 6
Dynamics of wax moth larvae mortality after the oral administration of midgut bacteria (108 cells/3 g of food) and topical infection with the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bb) (4 × 106 conidia/ml). Data are pooled from three experiments. Total n = 73 larvae for control, 177 larvae for Bb, 140 larvae for E. faecalis, 137 larvae for Enterobacter sp., 135 larvae for S. marcescens, 155 larvae for Bb + E. faecalis, 172 larvae for Bb + Enterobacter sp. and 178 larvae for Bb + S. marcescens. Different letters show significant differences in mortality dynamics between treatments (log-rank test, χ2 > 55.1, P < 0.0001). *synergy between fungi and bacteria, calculated as described by Robertson & Preisler78 (Appendix B, Table S1).
