Table 1.

Oviposition preferences in multiple-choice assays. Random-intercept negative-binomial regression table of the effect of different oviposition substrates on the cumulative number of eggs oviposited per filter paper disc in 6-choice oviposition assays. Table also presents means (±SE) of egg numbers oviposited per filter paper disc for each substrate type. Test materials included larval rearing media of different types and stages including: fresh rabbit feces (RF), fresh larval food (LF), rearing medium containing frass of 2^nd-3^rd instar larvae (2^nd/3^rd), rearing medium containing frass of 4^th instar larvae and pupae (4^th/pupa), frass of rearing cups from which all larvae had eclosed (expired) and a negative (water) control. Rearing media of 2^nd/3^rd and 4^th/pupa (bolded) induced highest oviposition response

Substrate	Mean number of eggs (SE)	Regression Coefficient	SE	Z	P
Control	25.91 (4.69)	0.105	0.155	0.67	0.501
RF	49.86 (12.42)	0.464	0.173	2.68	0.007
LF	63.43 (12.45)	0.671	0.169	3.96	<0.0001
2 nd /3 rd	95.73 (18.13)	1.006	0.162	6.19	<0.0001
4 th /pupae	72.51 (12.91)	0.899	0.163	5.51	<0.0001
Expired	48.08 (7.20)	0.607	0.169	3.58	<0.0001
Ln r		0.648	0.244
Ln s		3.38	0.32
r		1.91	0.47
s		29.42	9.31

r, s: Negative binomial dispersion parameters

Likelihood-ratio test for overdispersion: χ ² = 109.28, P < 0.0001