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. 2024 Nov 7;14:27092. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-78371-w

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Nutritional state of mites when fed on lactic acid contaminated diet and concentration of lactate in honey bees after a topical application of lactic acid. (a) Proportion of fed mites on haemolymph over 48 h with or without lactic acid. (b) The survival rate of mites was not different between haemolymph or lactic acid contaminated haemolymph (N = 30 mites/concentration). (c) Concentration of lactate in honey bee haemolymph (mg/mL) six hours after topical administration of lactic acid at 150 mg/mL. Each dot represents a hive (N = 30 honey bees/concentration). (d) Quantity (µg) of lactate in honey bee digestive tract six hours after topical administration of lactic acid. Each dot represents a hive (N = 15 honey bees/concentration) and “ns” stands for not significant.