Fig. 1: Weight of SSB larvae after 7 days of feeding on differentially infested rice plants.
From: Cooperative herbivory between two important pests of rice
a Neonates of rice striped stem borer (SSB) were individually placed on rice plants that were either uninfested (Control) (n = 41), infested by SSB larvae only (SSB) (n = 46), brown planthopper (BPH) only (BPH) (n = 41), or both SSB and BPH (SSB/BPH, the two species were simultaneously introduced to the plants) (n = 37). Exact P-values = 0.0012 (Control vs SSB), 0.16 (Control vs BPH), 0.64 (Control vs SSB/BPH), 4.85e-06 (SSB vs BPH), 3.20e-04 (SSB vs SSB/BPH), and 0.37 (BPH vs SSB/BPH). b Neonates of SSB were individually placed on rice plants that were either uninfested (Control) (n = 42), infested by SSB only (n = 30), or both SSB and BPH in sequencing order (SSB → BPH (n = 34), plants were infested with SSB larvae for 24 h then BPH were added for another 24 h; BPH → SSB (n = 43), plants were infested with BPH for 24 h then SSB larvae were added for another 24 h). Exact P-values = 0.0023 (Control vs SSB), 0.41 (Control vs SSB → BPH), 0.23 (Control vs BPH → SSB), 0.029 (SSB vs SSB → BPH), 4.51e-05 (SSB vs BPH → SSB), and 0.051 (SSB → BPH vs BPH → SSB). Bars indicate mean ± SE. Data were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance followed by least significant difference (LSD) post-hoc test. Different letters above the bars indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05).
