Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Maximum likelihood estimates from logistic regression of the proportion of P. truncatus larvae and pupae eaten by A. biannulipes as a function of initial prey density

From: Population dynamics of the predator Alloeocranum biannulipes Montrouzier and Signoret (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) feeding on the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), infesting cassava chips

Stage	Parameters	Estimates	Standard error	t value	P	Best-fit model
Larvae	Intercept (P₀)	3.036	2.598	1.17	0.363
	Linear (P₁)	− 3.160	2.157	− 1.46	0.280
	Quadratic (P₂)	1.672	0.454	3.68	0.066	Type I
	Cubic (P₃)	− 0.130	0.027	− 4.81	0.040
Pupae	Intercept (P₀)	− 17.000	4.769	− 3.56	0.070	Type III
	Linear (P₁)	29.638	5.434	5.45	0.032
	Quadratic (P₂)	− 7.666	1.739	− 4.41	0.047
	Cubic (P₃)	0.694	0.164	4.23	0.051

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