Figure 3: Petri dish-based two-choice and three-choice H. zea feeding preference assay on tomato plant leaf discs treated with varying levels of salinity. A. Bars represent mean (± SEM) percentage leaf area consumed after 48h of caterpillar feeding in paired two-choice assays. (0-200 n = 36, 100-200 n = 26, 0-100 n = 36). B. First leaf to be finished in a dual choice given to insect caterpillars. (0-200: n = 36, 100-200: n = 27, 0-100: n = 29). Three-choice assay (n = 29): C. Bars represent mean (± SEM) percentage leaf area consumed after 48h of caterpillar feeding (n = 29, Kruskal-Wallis, Dunns post-hoc, different letters indicate significant differences P < 0.05). D. First leaf that a caterpillar is recorded on after thirty minutes (first establish – FE). E. First (F1) and second leaf (F2) to be finished.