Table 1 Spatial aggregation of the Asian corn borer (ACB) (Ostrinia furnacalis) and the yellow peach moth (YPM) (Conogethes punctiferalis) in our study area during 2016 and 2017.

From: Landscape agricultural simplification correlates positively with the spatial distribution of a specialist yet negatively with a generalist pest

Index

2016

p

2017

p

Value

Value

ACB

Ia

2.041

0.002

1.385

0.053

Patch (Vi)

1.520

0.028

1.534

0.024

Gap (Vj)

−1.824

0.008

−1.224

0.119

YPM

Ia

1.834

0.003

1.650

0.014

Patch (Vi)

1.780

0.007

1.581

0.020

Gap (Vj)

−2.010

0.002

−1.739

0.012

  1. Ia: average distance flow; p: associated probability, significant if p < 0.05 (in bold); Vi, Vj: cluster indices referring to patch and gap, respectively.
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