Fig. 2: Oviposition preference of SSB moths in greenhouse experiments.
From: Cooperative herbivory between two important pests of rice
Number of eggs laid by female C. suppressalis on rice plants that were either uninfested (Control), infested by SSB larvae only (SSB), BPH only (BPH), or by both SSB and BPH (SSB/BPH). a Schematic drawing of the oviposition experiments. b Control versus SSB larva-infested plants (n = 10). c Control versus BPH-infested plants (n = 11). d Control versus dually infested plants (n = 9). e SSB larva-infested plants versus BPH-infested plants (n = 9). f SSB larva-infested plants versus dually infested plants (n = 9). g BPH-infested plants versus dually infested plants (n = 9). h SSB female moths were exposed to the four types of rice plants all together (n = 10). For b–g, exact P-values = 3.52e-07 (Control vs SSB), 0.0068 (Control vs BPH), 0.032 (Control vs SSB/BPH), <2.2e-16 (SSB vs BPH), 9.03e-05 (SSB vs SSB/BPH), 0.20 (BPH vs SSB/BPH); For h, exact P-values = 2.15e-04 (Control vs SSB), 0.87 (Control vs BPH), 0.22 (Control vs SSB/BPH), <1e-04 (SSB vs BPH), <1e-04 (SSB vs SSB/BPH), and 0.67 (BPH vs SSB/BPH). Two-sided likelihood ratio test with generalized linear mixed model was conducted for the number of eggs (Poisson distribution error). Each bar represents the mean ± SE. Data columns with asterisks (***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05, or with different small letters (P < 0.05) indicate significant differences between treatments; n.s. indicates a nonsignificant difference (P > 0.05).
