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. 2012 Mar 22;8(3):e1002610. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002610

Table 4. Responses of Diaphorina citri when assayed with synthetic volatiles identified from Las-infected and non-infected citrus plants.

Chemical Dosage (µg) Proportion of D. citri responding to treatment arm Proportion of D. citri responding to control arm χ2 value P value
β-ocimene (positive control) 0.001 52.22 47.78 0.18 0.67
0.01 54.46 45.54 0.8 0.37
0.1 53.19 46.81 0.38 0.54
1 60.44 39.56 3.97 0.05*
10 61.46 38.54 5.04 0.02*
100 62.77 37.23 6.13 0.01*
D-limonene 0.001 56.06 43.94 0.97 0.32
0.01 60.87 39.13 2.17 0.14
0.1 54.39 45.61 0.44 0.51
1 54.65 45.35 0.74 0.39
10 60.24 39.76 3.48 0.06
100 61.54 38.46 4.85 0.03*
Methyl salicylate 0.001 54 46 0.32 0.57
0.01 60.44 39.56 3.97 0.04*
0.1 54.76 45.24 0.38 0.54
1 45.12 54.88 0.78 0.38
10 41.03 58.97 2.51 0.11
100 39.56 60.44 3.97 0.04*
Methyl anthranilate 0.001 58.06 41.94 0.81 0.37
0.01 57.14 42.86 0.71 0.4
0.1 61.76 38.24 1.88 0.17
1 57.33 42.67 1.61 0.2
10 56.1 43.9 1.22 0.27
100 52.27 47.73 0.23 0.63

†: β-ocimene carried 20–25% limonene. P values labeled with* are significantly different (χ2 test, P<0.05). Significant P values highlighted in bold indicate attraction while remaining significant P values indicate repulsion.