Table 3.

Oviposition preference of FAW adults for maize and other three plants.

Host Plant	Egg Masses	Eggs	Oviposition Percentage (%)
Maize	12 (3.5) *	1322 (508) *	100 (3.85) *
Sweet potato	0 (0.5)	0 (53.5)	0 (3.84)
Z	−2.07	−2.02	−2.06
p	0.04	0.04	0.04
Maize	14.60 ± 3.53 *	1040 (623) *	95.27 ± 2.34 *
Peanut	0.80 ± 0.04	33 (168.5)	4.73 ± 2.34
Z/t	4.25	−2.02	19.36
p	0.01	0.04	<0.001
Maize	13 (6.5) *	1231 (391.5) *	100 (4.33) *
Soybean	0 (1)	0 (40)	0 (3.33)
Z	−2.02	−2.02	−2.04
p	0.04	0.04	0.04
Maize	18.50 ± 0.96 *	1531.67 ± 195.63	63.27 ± 3.45 *
Maize + Sweet potato	9.00 ± 1.96	687.33 ± 152.83	36.73 ± 3.45
t	7.98	3.28	3.85
p	0.004	0.08	0.03
Maize	12.33 ± 2.40	1316.67 ± 107.80	49.67 ± 5.85
Maize + Peanut	15.00 ± 1.73	1171.33 ± 223.43	50.33 ± 5.85
t	−1.6	0.55	−0.05
p	0.25	0.64	0.96
Maize	21.00 ± 1.73 *	1067.00 ± 111.50 *	65.33 ± 4.164 *
Maize + Soybean	8.33 ± 1.38	608.00 ± 51.57	34.67 ± 4.164
t	4.75	7.42	6.38
p	0.04	0.02	0.02

Note: If the data followed a normal distribution and had homogeneity of variance, then they were presented as the mean ± SE; otherwise, the median (interquartile range, Q3–Q1) was used. The * symbol indicates a paired t-test or Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test for significant differences at the 0.05 level. t/Z and p represent the paired t-test/Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test statistic and significance of differences, respectively.