Table 1 Olfactory response of B. tabaci females in olfactometer experiments given a choice between VOCs from chilli plants: (1) pre-infested by aphids and non-infested; (2) pre-infested and clean air; and, (3) non-infested and clean air.

From: Aphid-induced Defences in Chilli Affect Preferences of the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Experiment

Proportion (±SE) of WF females responding

P-value

1

Pre-infested

Non-infested

0.041

0.352 ± 0.063b

0.647 ± 0.63a

2

Pre-infested

Clean Air

0.011

0.332 ± 0.037b

0.667 ± 0.037a

3

Non-infested

Clean Air

0.58

0.610 ± 0.055a

0.389 ± 0.055a

  1. Means (±SE) with different letters in each row significantly differ, using t-tests (for dependent-samples) (P < 0.05).
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