Effects of Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Height, and Temperature on Abundance and Monitoring of Haplaxius crudus
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects of LB on Insect Abundance
3.2. Effects of LB, Palm Height, and Temperature on H. crudus Abundance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Effects | χ2 Value | p-Value |
---|---|---|
LBD | 2.8 | 0.097 |
Palm height | 0.5 | 0.485 |
Temperature | 38.7 | <0.0001 |
LBD × Palm height | 1.4 | 0.242 |
LBD × Temperature | 9.0 | 0.003 |
Palm height × Temperature | 35.6 | <0.0001 |
LBD × Palm height × Temperature | 22.3 | <0.0001 |
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Mou, D.-F.; Lee, C.-C.; Hahn, P.G.; Soto, N.; Humphries, A.R.; Helmick, E.E.; Bahder, B.W. Effects of Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Height, and Temperature on Abundance and Monitoring of Haplaxius crudus. Insects 2020, 11, 748. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110748
Mou D-F, Lee C-C, Hahn PG, Soto N, Humphries AR, Helmick EE, Bahder BW. Effects of Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Height, and Temperature on Abundance and Monitoring of Haplaxius crudus. Insects. 2020; 11(11):748. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110748
Chicago/Turabian StyleMou, De-Fen, Chih-Chung Lee, Philip G. Hahn, Noemi Soto, Alessandra R. Humphries, Ericka E. Helmick, and Brian W. Bahder. 2020. "Effects of Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Height, and Temperature on Abundance and Monitoring of Haplaxius crudus" Insects 11, no. 11: 748. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110748