Research Article

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

Table 4

Tukey multiple comparisons ( -test) of the variation in the feeding preference of L. tristis towards tender and senescent leaves of different leaf types in no-choice and multiple-choice experiment tests.

Leaf typesTender leavesSenescent leaves
No choiceMultiple choiceNo choiceMultiple choice

Rubber/Cashew0000
Rubber/Mango0000
Rubber/Jackfruit0.95000
Rubber/Wild jack0000
Rubber/Cocoa0000
Rubber/Cassia0000
Rubber/Sapota0000
Cashew/Mango0.940.9811
Cashew/Jackfruit00.010.411
Cashew/Wild jack10.8411
Cashew/Cocoa0.970.340.970.2
Cashew/Cassia0.97110.2
Cashew/Sapota0.080.950.560.99
Mango/Jackfruit000.371
Mango/Wildjack0.630.2711
Mango/Cocoa10.040.960.25
Mango/Cassia1110.25
Mango/Sapota0.6510.60.99
Jackfruit/Wild jack00.330.391
Jackfruit/Cocoa00.830.950.33
Jackfruit/Cassia000.110.33
Jackfruit/Sapota0000.97
Wild jack/Cocoa0.710.990.970.45
Wild jack/Cassia0.710.5410.45
Wild jack/Sapota0.010.190.580.92
Cocoa/Cassia10.130.721
Cocoa/Sapota0.560.020.080.03
Cassia/Sapota0.5610.920.03