Fig. 1From: Rice Defense Responses Orchestrated by Oral Bacteria of the Rice Striped Stem Borer, Chilo suppressalisAntibiotic (AB) treatment suppressed the penetration ability and growth of Chilo suppressalis (SSB) larvae on rice plants. A The mass gain of field-collected SSB larvae at 3rd instar was measured after 2 days of feeding on artificial diets with or without AB (Unpaired t-test; t = 1.021, df = 38, P = 0.3137, n = 20). CK, artificial diet without adding AB; + AB, artificial diet contained AB. B The penetration rate of field collected SSB larvae with or without AB treatment within 3 days of feeding on rice plants (Unpaired t-test; t = 5.814, df = 8, P = 0.0004, n = 5). C The mass gain of field-collected SSB larvae with or without AB treatment that had successfully bored inside rice stems (Unpaired t-test; t = 6.974, df = 28, P < 0.001, n = 15). Values are means ± SEM, and asterisks indicate significant differences between treatments (n.s., not significant; ***, P < 0.001). SSB-AB, field-collected SSB larvae without AB treatment; SSB + AB, field-collected SSB larvae with AB treatmentBack to article page