Host Plant and Leaf-Age Preference of Luprops tristis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae: Lupropini): A Home Invading Nuisance Pest in Rubber Plantation Belts

Table 1

Quantity (mm²) of leaves consumed (mean ± SD) by L. tristis in multiple and no-choice experiment tests.

Leaf type	Tender leaves		Senescent leaves
	No choice	Multiple choice	No choice	Multiple choice
Cashew	9.60±7.84	1.93±2.80	2.37±3.94	0.31±0.51
Cassia	6.37±10.84	1.05±2.59	0.92±1.50	0.13±023
Cocoa	76.93±56.68	20.56±43.95	4.13±5.47	4.00±4.80
Jackfruit	125.33±83.61	41.66±67.32	7.37±7.72	0.47±0.49
Mango	3.93±4.91	0.13±0.3	1.77±2.15	0.38±0.47
Rubber	103.03±85.41	84.13±66.78	48.40±42.54	44.43±34.59
Sapota	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00
Wild jack	13.13±8.80	6.83±5.86	1.30±0.96	0.65±0.67