Table 3. Two-way analysis of variance for species richness and abundance of insect pests except on Aphis gossypii. Thirty Hybiscus cultivars and study locations are treated as independent variables. Year is treated as replication. Bold character indicates statistical significance at 95% confidence level.

Independent variables d.f. Sum Sq Mean Sq F p
Species richness
  Cultivars 29 53.4 1.84 0.43 0.995
  Locations 1 48.0 48.05 11.20 0.001
  Cultivars×Locations 29 58.1 2.00 0.47 0.990
  Residuals 120 514.7 4.29
Abundance
  Cultivars 29 5320 183 0.48 0.988
  Locations 1 6637 6637 17.26 <0.001
  Cultivars×Locations 29 8334 287 0.75 0.816
  Residuals 120 46143 385