Table 1 ZOI values of actinomycetes against growth of  plant pathogenic fungi (mm) (mean ± S.E.M., n = 3)

Comb

BYF20

13.0 ± 3.2 bc

NI^†

NI

6.3 ± 0.6 cd

4.1 ± 0.1 e

BYF48

18.5 ± 1.4 a

3.7 ± 0.6 ab

14.3 ± 1.9 a

18.3 ± 1.6 a

12.0 ± 1.0 a

BYF54

16.8 ± 1.2 a

NI

NI

4.1 ± 0.1 d

NI

BYF106

20.4 ± 0.5 a

5.3 ± 0.6 a

12.0 ± 3.5 b

11.1 ± 1.1 b

11.5 ± 1.1 a

Queen

BYF40

16.5 ± 0.5 a

NI

9.5 ± 2.4 c

7.7 ± 0.6 c

5.5 ± 0.5 d

BYF70

9.1 ± 2.7 cd

4.7 ± 0.6 a

16.3 ± 0.6 a

16 ± 3.6 a

7.3 ± 2.0 c

Workers

BYF9

NI

NI

NI

NI

9.5 ± 0.5 b

BYF17

13.0 ± 2.0 bc

NI

NI

NI

7.3 ± 0.6 c

BYF18

9.3 ± 4.2 cd

4.1 ± 0.1 a

6.0 ± 0.2 d

15.7 ± 1.5 a

6.0 ± 1.7 d

BYF 41

6.7 ± 0.6 e

NI

NI

NI

3.7 ± 0.6 e

BYF44

NI

NI

NI

6.8 ± 0.3 cd

NI

BYF59

NI

NI

NI

6.7 ± 1.2 c

5.7 ± 0.6 d

BYF68

16.9 ± 3.1 a

NI

NI

NI

5.0 ± 1.0 d

BYF71

NI

NI

NI

NI

8.2 ± 0.8 b

BYF 74

21.9 ± 5.3

NI

NI

NI

NI

BYF92

NI

NI

15.3 ± 2.2 a

NI

NI

Soldiers

BYF4

NI

NI

8.1 ± 0.2

NI

NI

BYF23

NI

NI

6.5 ± 1.3 d

NI

9.6 ± 1.8 b

BYF27

NI

2.3 ± 0.6 b

NI

4.0 ± 0.2 d

NI

BYF31

13.5 ± 0.6 bc

NI

NI

NI

8.3 ± 1.2 b

BYF113

13.0 ± 3.4 bc

4.7 ± 0.6 a

NI

9.7 ± 2.1 b

7.5 ± 0.5 c

BYF119

11.1 ± 1.6 c

NI

NI

5.3 ± 0.6 d

NI