Research Article

Temporal and Spatial Foraging Behavior of the Larvae of the Fall Webworm Hyphantria cunea

Table 1

Activity median (minutes ± SE) after sunset (evening) and before sunrise (morning) for eight colonies of Hyphantria cunea.

ColonyDays recordedActivity median
EveningMorning

1562.8 ± 7.638.0 ± 6.9
2767.7 ± 12.67.3 ± 4.6
3554.2 ± 16.66.0 ± 9.0
4387.6 ± 9.636.0 ± 7.5
5834.7 ± 4.51.3 ± 7.8
6851.4 ± 7.61.0 ± 7.1
7878.4 ± 13.220.7 ± 8.6
8257.5 ± 4.50.5 ± 5.5
All colonies4659.7 ± 4.412.7 ± 3.1