Table 2. Feeding behavior of Grapholita molesta (n = 40) and Grapholita dimorpha (n = 33) on three fruits during a one hour choice test.
Insect | Fruit type | First choice rate | Time to reach first choice(min) | Giving-up rate of the first choice | Second choice rate | Time to reach second choice(min) | Final choice rate |
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G. molesta | Peach | 0.38 (15/40) a | 20.07 ± 3.59 a | 0.00 (0/15) a | 0.00 a | 0.00 | 0.51 (15/29) a |
Plum | 0.20 (8/40) a | 24.00 ± 3.83 a | 0.38 (3/8) bc | 0.03(1/31) a | 6.00 | 0.21 (6/29) b | |
Apple | 0.20 (8/40) a | 12.75 ± 2.23 a | 0.00 (0/8) ac | 0.00 a | 0.00 | 0.28 (8/29) ab | |
G. dimorpha | Peach | 0.09 (3/33) b | 34.67 ± 11.32 a | 0.33 (1/3) | 0.0 | 3.00 | 0.10 (2/20) b |
Plum | 0.42 (14/33) a | 30.42 ± 4.54 a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.70 (14/20) a | |
Apple | 0.12 (4/33) b | 19.50 ± 8.57 a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.20 (4/20) b |
Means within a column with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)