Table 1. Quantity of leaves consumed (mean±SD of 30 replicates) by three life cycle stages of L. tristis under three choice and no choice experimenttests. All values are in mm2.
| Three choice | No choice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender | Mature | Dry | Tender | Mature | Dry | |
| Post dormancy adults | 107.37±25.51 | 18.63±8.19 | 6.27±6.21 | 112.03±28.58 | 31.57±23.91 | 22.17±14.89 |
| Pre dormancy adults | 152.27±37.96 | 47.3±29.87 | 6.5±6.48 | 130.97±46.07 | 40.7±33.96 | 28.77±28.5 |
| Larvae | 66.47±56.12 | 23.7±14.4 | 3.37±3.2 | 106.4±64.77 | 32.97±19.17 | 10.6±7.71 |