Table 3 in Mites associated with egg masses of the viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) on Viburnum tinus L.

Table 3 Factors affecting the (a) abundance of mites and (b) diversity of mite morphotypes present on Viburnum tinus twigs infested with Pyrrhalta viburni egg masses (Generalized Linear Model, poisson distribution, α = 0.05) during an observational study (2016). Bold values indicate significant effects.
(a) Mite abundancedfΧ²-valueP -valueFull model9, 9049.77<0.0001Effects testedSite46.030.2Twig length (cm)14.090.04Shrub infestation20.910.63Number of intact egg masses116.22<0.0001Number of damaged egg masses10.370.54(b) Mite diversitydfΧ²-valueP -valueFull model9, 9053.06<0.0001Effects testedSite58.50.07Twig length (cm)10.770.38Shrub infestation28.60.01Number of intact egg masses128.88<0.0001Number of damaged egg masses11.590.2