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Table III
Modified two-choice arrangement. Female tracheal mite choices when presented with 48 pairs of bees 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 °C:30 °C | choice:no choice | 34 °C:30 °C | |
| (no choice) | |||
| Colony 1 | 17:26 (5) | 30.1 (P < 0.01) | 1.88 (P = 0.17) |
| Colony 2 | 19:25 (4) | 33.3 (P < 0.01) | 0.82 (P = 0.37) |
| Colony 3 | 24:21 (3) | 36.7 (P < 0.01) | 0.20 (P = 0.66) |
| All colonies | 60:72 (12) | 100.0 (P < 0.01) | 1.09 (P = 0.30) |
| Col. 2 & 3 | 43:46 (7) | 169.0 (P < 0.01) | 0.10 (P = 0.75) |