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Table 2 The percentage of total survival and attack rates of trimmed, intact and secondary leaf-flush F2 galls of Smynthurodes betae

From: Gall-forming aphids are protected (and benefit) from defoliating caterpillars: the role of plant-mediated mechanisms

Mortality Source

Trimmed (n = 154)

Intact

(n = 265)

Secondary leaf-flush

(n = 321)

Pearson Chi-Square

df

P

MP

1.95

2.64

5.30

4.51

2

NS

Moths

7.14

5.28

2.80

4.91

2

0.085

Leucopis sp.

0.65

2.26

0.93

2.64

2

NS

Fungi

7.14

11.70

5.92

6.72

2

 < 0.05

Others

12.99

8.30

4.36

11.39

2

 < 0.01

Total survival

74.5 ± 6.9

78.2 ± 6.2

84.4 ± 3.5

Repeated measures ANOVA: F2,12 = 1.91, NS

  1. Attack rates were calculated out of the total number of galls examined in all trees (in brackets). Mortality sources: MP = the parasitoid Monoctonia pistaciaecola; Moths = Palumbina guerrini larvae + moth pupae + holes; Leucopis sp. = Leucopis maggots and pupae; Fungi = unidentified fungal species; Others = empty or dry galls + galls with inquilines
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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