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Table II
Modified two-choice arrangement. Female tracheal mite choices when presented with 32 pairs of unwashed (uw) and hexane washed bees (w), pupated at 34 °C and 30 °C from the three colonies. The plumose hair of the bee-pairs was overlapping and the mites were placed in the centre.
| Colony | Choice | χ2 test (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| uw:w (no choice) | choice:no choice | uw:w | |
| Colony 1 | |||
| 34 °C | 12:17 (3) | 21.2 (P < 0.01) | 0.86 (P = 0.36) |
| 30 °C | 16:13 (3) | 21.2 (P < 0.01) | 0.31 (P = 0.58) |
| Total (Col. 1) | 28:30 (6) | 42.3 (P < 0.01) | 0.07 (P = 0.80) |
| Colony 2 | |||
| 34 °C | 21:8 (3) | 21.3 (P < 0.01) | 5.80 (P = 0.02) |
| 30 °C | 21:9 (2) | 24.5 (P < 0.01) | 4.80 (P = 0.03) |
| Total (Col. 2) | 42:17 (5) | 45.6 (P < 0.01) | 10.59 (P < 0.01) |
| Colony 3 | |||
| 34 °C | 17:10 (5) | 15.1 (P < 0.01) | 1.81 (P = 0.17) |
| 30 °C | 19:9 (4) | 22.2 (P < 0.01) | 3.57 (P = 0.05) |
| Total (Col. 3) | 36:19 (9) | 33.1 (P < 0.01) | 5.25 (P = 0.02) |
| All colonies | |||
| 34 °C | 50:35 (11) | 57.0 (P < 0.01) | 2.65 (P = 0.10) |
| 30 °C | 56:31 (9) | 63.3 (P < 0.01) | 7.18 (P < 0.01) |
| Col. 2 & 3 | |||
| 34 °C | 38:18 (8) | 36.0 (P < 0.01) | 7.14 (P < 0.01) |
| 30 °C | 40:18 (6) | 42.2 (P < 0.01) | 8.34 (P < 0.01) |