Research Article
Tree Diversity and Damage by Cypress Aphid, Cinara cupressi, on Juniperus procera in Gulele Botanical Garden and Entoto
Table 1
Mean aphid nymph and adult densities per twig at Entoto and GBG in mixed and sole plantations.
| Site | Planting system | Whorl | Mean no. of nymph | Mean no. of adults | t value | value |
| Entoto | Mixed | Lower | 1.63 | 2.38 | 0.848 | 0.40 | Middle | 2.13 | 3.63 | 1.30 | 0.21 | Top | 1.56 | 2.44 | 0.98 | 0.34 | Sole | Lower | 4.00 | 2.69 | 1.183 | 0.25 | Middle | 5.25 | 2.94 | 1.94 | 0.03 | Top | 3.38 | 4.06 | 0.50 | 0.62 |
| GBG | Mixed | Lower | 0.94 | 3.19 | 2.69 | 0.014 | Middle | 0.31 | 3.44 | 3.99 | 0.001 | Top | 0.19 | 2.44 | 2.65 | 0.018 | Sole | Lower | 4.25 | 3.69 | 0.42 | 0.68 | Middle | 2.75 | 3.69 | 1.18 | 0.88 | Top | 2.81 | 4.50 | 1.65 | 0.11 |
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Statistical significance at α = 0.05. |