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. 2019 May 23;10(5):148. doi: 10.3390/insects10050148

Table 3.

Spearman correlation coefficients (ρ) between the percentage of infested shoots and the number of natural enemies (Syrphidae predators, non-Syrphidae predators and parasitoids) found in the RAA colonies and the number of arthropods found in visual observations (VO) and beating tray samplings (BTS) in the flower margin (FM) and control margin (CM).

Type of Sampling Arthropod Group Syrphidae Predators in the RAA Colonies Non-Syrphidae Predators in the RAA Colonies Parasiotids in the RAA Colonies
ρ p ρ p ρ p
FM VO Syrphidae 0.312 0.138 0.333 0.104 0.621 0.001
BTS Predators 0.309 0.142 0.146 0.498 0.488 0.016
Parasitoids 0.173 0.418 0.272 0.188 0.281 0.183
Phytophagous insects 0.312 0.138 0.025 0.908 0.226 0.289
CM VO Syrphidae 0.253 0.234 −0.039 0.854 0.105 0.626
BTS Predators 0.175 0.414 0.155 0.471 0.428 0.037
Parasitoids 0.449 0.028 0.244 0.250 0.483 0.017
Phytophagous insects 0.116 0.589 0.414 0.040 0.031 0.887
RAA RAA colonies % shoots infested with RAA colonies 0.536 0.007 0.233 0.273 0.606 0.002
Syrphidae predators −0.057 0.793 0.658 <0.001
Non-Syrphidae predators −0.057 0.793 0.191 0.373
Parasitoids 0.658 <0.001 0.191 0.373

* Test statistics (Spearman correlation coefficients (ρ) and likelihood ratio (p)) are shown. Significant p values (p <0.05) are shown in bold.