Fig. 2

Graph showing the growth rates of Spodoptera exigua larvae collected in the third larval stage developing on different hosts, Zea mays, Brassica oleracea, Nicotiana tabacum and artificial diet. Growth rate (mg/day) was calculated by dividing the total larval weight (mg) by the number of days the larvae were allowed to feed (point of collecting: first observed larva reaching third larval phase). Asterisks (*) indicate significant different treatments compared to all others. The hashtag (#) indicate treatments that are not significantly different from each other. The graph was created with the R function ggplot2 [87] with spacing between datapoints