Table 3. Correlation between morphological leaf characteristics of Solanum melongena and feeding and ovipositional preference of Bemisia tabaci.

Leaf characteristics	Correlation coefficient, r (P value)
	Adults	Eggs
Trichome density (0.25 cm2 leaf area)	0.909 (0.002)	0.890 (0.003)
Trichome length (μm)	0.896 (0.003)	0.947 (0.000)
Leaf lamina thickness (μm)	0.750 (0.032)	0.683 (0.062)
Leaf lamina color:
Red	-0.781 (0.032)	-0.693 (0.057)
Green	-0.800 (0.017)	-0.717 (0.045)
Blue	0.310 (0.455)	0.273 (0.513)
Hues (°)	0.703 (0.052)	0.591 (0.123)
Saturation (%)	-0.712 (0.048)	-0.632 (0.092)
Brightness (%)	-0.791 (0.019)	-0.708 (0.049)