Table 5. Comparison percentage of time for different EPG waveform feeding patterns of N. lugens on different rice varieties for 5 h (8-12 h). (Average percentage frequency and standard error).

	N	NP	Pathway	N4-a	N4-b	N5	N6	N7
Azuceana	7	5.4 cd (±3.63)	15.3 d (±7.23)	2.597 (±2.59)	72.1 a (±13.36)	0.0 b	0 0c	4.56 d (±2.96)
Babawee	10	30.3 a (±10.04)	38.7 abc (±4.99)	5.215 (±1.27)	0.0 f	3.13 a (±1.14)	0.12 c (±0.12)	22.49 ab (±4.14)
F1	15	28.0 a (±7.91)	42.0 ab (±4.53)	4.35 (±1.20)	0.05 ef (±0.05)	3.43 a (±0.75)	0.11 c (±0.11)	21.99 ab (±3.26)
Fujisaka	11	12.6 abcd(±3.76)	33.8 abc (±6.62)	4.85 (±1.65)	28.22 cde (±13.93)	3.78 a (±1.42)	0.60 bc (±0.52)	16.15 abc (±4.44)
IR64	12	16.5 abc (±7.66)	44.0 ab (±4.15)	3.71 (±1.54)	2.16 def (±1.51)	5.18 a (±1.94)	1.67 ab (±0.84)	26.83 a (±3.22)
IR694	10	16.3 abc (±5.13)	32.9 bdc (±5.76)	6.04 (±2.90)	32.20 bc (±12.08)	5.93 a (±2.47)	0.0 c	6.67 cd (±3.03)
IR758	10	19.9 abcd (±10.34)	24.1 bdc (±8.03)	8.28 (±6.55)	33.33 cd (±14.91)	2.21 ab (±1.00)	0.59 bc (±0.52)	11.57 bcd (±4.85)
MR219	10	14.6 ab (±2.77)	41.3 abc (±3.21)	3.55 (±1.79)	12.19 def (±7.79)	5.31 a (±1.57)	2.83 a (±0.89)	20.22 abc (±3.42)
MR232	10	16.3 abcd (±7.99)	38.2 abc (±9.15)	2.55 (±1.53)	22.73 cd (±13.02)	2.01 ab (±0.89)	0.42 bc (±0.34)	17.77 abc (±5.09)
Nipponbare	8	7.4 bcd (±3.43)	24.9 cd (±7.88)	7.41 (±2.84)	51.34 ab (±15.43)	1.75 ab (±0.88)	0.0 c	7.15 cd (±3.35)
Rathu	8	20.2 a (±4.51)	48.8 a (±3.06)	2.84 (±0.95)	0.0 f	4.56 a (±1.39)	0.0 c	23.62 ab (±4.62)
TN1	9	2.7 d (±2.10)	26.9 cd (±6.04)	11.77 (±4.24)	58.58 ab (±8.72)	0.0 b	0.0 c	0.0 d
Average		16.78** (±2.05)	35.18** (±1.85)	5.21 ns (±0.79)	23.20** (±3.37)	3.26** (±0.41)	0.56** (±0.14)	15.78**(±1.29)
Chi-square		28.01	28.74	9.20	60.42	25.70	37.52	38.83
Pr>Chi-square (Kruskal- Wallis P value)		0.0032	0.0025	0.6034	<.0001	0.0072	<.0001	<.0001

Means± SE within columns followed by the same letters are not significantly different (P>0.05, Kruskal- Wallis and Duncan test).

** =  Significant at 1% probability level; ns  =  Non-significant.