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This dataset, ladybird_fungus, is a data frame containing data from an experiment conducted to study the transmission of fungus from ladybirds to aphids on two host plant types (beans or birdsfoot trefoil). It includes information on plot identifier, run, plant, host, ladybird presence, number of cadavers, number of live aphids, and number of infected aphids.

Usage

data(ladybird_fungus)

Format

A data frame with 72 observations and 8 variables:

ID

Factor w/ 72 levels indicating the plot identifier

Run

Factor w/ 2 levels indicating the run

DPlant

Factor w/ 36 levels indicating the plant

Host

Factor w/ 2 levels indicating the host plant type

Ladybird

Factor w/ 2 levels indicating the ladybird presence

Cadaver

Integer vector indicating the number of cadavers

Live

Integer vector indicating the number of live aphids

Infected

Integer vector indicating the number of infected aphids

Source

Data taken from the smbdata package version 0.2.0

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'ladybird_fungus' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the agridatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics.