Table 3 Association between the wireworm density (number of wireworms per trap) and plant damage at Y0.

From: The use of click beetle pheromone traps to optimize the risk assessment of wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) maize damage

Species

Larvae/ trap threshold

Damaged plants (N.)

No. of records

Range of damage probability

Mean damage probability

RR (high vs. low)

SE

95% CI

Wald χ–square

P χ–square test

A. brevis

≤1

≤15%

48

0.07–0.22

0.13

21

14.66

5.34–82.53

19.01

<0.001

>15%

2

>1

≤15%

4

0.23–0.99

0.68

>15%

21

A. sordidus

≤2

≤15%

238

0.02–0.21

0.04

20.05

7.61

9.53–42.20

62.38

<0.001

>15%

8

>2

≤15%

8

0.22–0.99

0.58

>15%

15

A. ustulatus

≤5

≤15%

91

0.01–0.05

0.02

15.33

17.26

1.69–139.23

5.88

0.0153

>15%

1

>5

≤15%

15

0.05–0.46

0.13

>15%

3

  1. RR = Relative Risk; SE = Standard Error; CI = Confidence Interval.