Table 1.

Mean number of males and females captured per tree species at Lyndale Drive and St. John’s Cemetery.

Experiment no.Cankerworm speciesTree speciesnMean females ± SEMMean males ± SEM
1 (sites pooled)A. pometariaAmerican elm13129.62 ± 33.19116.31 ± 33.28
Siberian elm  549.40 ± 17.0857.80 ± 20.00
Green ash  877.12 ± 18.9952.12 ± 23.57
F2,230.6181.078
P0.5480.357
2 (Lyndale)P. vernataAmerican elm  726.86 ± 5.93 b*147.14 ± 43.43 b
Siberian elm  566.20 ± 17.58 b289.00 ± 72.70 b
Green ash  44.25 ± 1.12 a13.25 ± 3.45 a
F2,1317.92128.741
P< 0.001< 0.001
2 (St. John’s)P. vernataAmerican elm  545.20 ± 12.50128.40 ± 40.18
Green ash  327.33 ± 10.2773.00 ± 11.15
F1,60.8111.025
P0.4020.350
3 (St. John’s)A. pometariaAmerican elm  812.50 ± 2.64208.62 ± 39.92
Green ash  623.50 ± 8.92101.67 ± 26.30
F1,122.1174.258
P0.1710.061
  • * Means within each column followed by different letters are significantly different (Tukey’s HSD, ANOVA P < 0.05).