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Table 1 Maximum-likelihood estimates from logistic regressions of the proportion of Spodoptera litura eggs parasitized by Telenomus remus

From: Evaluation of Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) as a biocontrol agent of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on two-sex life table and functional response analyses

Parameter

Estimate

Standard error

Chi-square*

P value

P0

5.3754

0.6836

61.84

 < 0.0001

P1

− 0.1271

0.0253

25.31

 < 0.0001

P2

0.00106

0.000292

13.24

0.0003

P3

− 3.24E−06

1.05E−06

9.47

0.0021

  1. P0, P1, P2, and P3 are the maximum likelihood estimates of the intercept, linear, quadratic, and cubic coefficients, respectively. *Chi-square is the value of the likelihood ratio test to determine whether equation coefficients differed significantly from zero