Table 2 Alpha diversity indices provide insights into the species richness and diversity indices of bacterial communities associated with different developmental and growth stages of litchi stink bug, T. Javanica.

From: Dynamics of bacterial communities across developmental stages of the litchi stink bug, Tessaratoma javanica

Stages

Chao 1

Ace

Shannon

Simpson

Fisher

Observed

Egg

169.33 ± 2.85b

137.48 ± 0.40b

3.73 ± 0.01a

0.95 ± 0.01a

18.94 ± 0.05b

140.00 ± 0.58b

1 st instar

86.00 ± 4.51f

70.00 ± 0.58f

2.55 ± 0.05e

0.86 ± 0.00 d

8.72 ± 0.08f

71.33 ± 0.67f

2nd instar

142.00 ± 9.50e

113.37 ± 0.60e

3.45 ± 0.02 d

0.93 ± 0.02c

15.11 ± 0.09e

113.00 ± 0.03e

3rd instar

160.33 ± 10.33c

130.09 ± 0.96c

3.66 ± 0.04ab

0.95 ± 0.01a

17.77 ± 0.16c

127.00 ± 1.00 d

4 th instar

155.00 ± 6.56 d

139.08 ± 0.96b

3.65 ± 0.02ab

0.95 ± 0.01a

19.20 ± 0.18b

137.33 ± 0.88c

5 th instar

175.67 ± 4.91a

150.33 ± 0.67a

3.64 ± 0.02b

0.94 ± 0.02bc

21.03 ± 0.11a

149.67 ± 0.89a

Adult male

154.67 ± 6.69 d

125.40 ± 0.70 d

3.51 ± 0.01 cd

0.94 ± 0.01ab

17.03 ± 0.10 d

126.67 ± 0.90 d

Adult female

157.67 ± 10.81 d

127.33 ± 1.33 d

3.60 ± 0.02bc

0.95 ± 0.01a

17.35 ± 0.21 d

128.33 ± 1.33 d

F statistics (7, 16)

872.650

882.020

182.520

116.410

824.040

780.550

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Data are shown as mean ± Standard error (SE). The significant differences among developmental stages are indicated by letters at the level of p < 0.05 by Tukey’s HSD (honestly significant difference) test.