TABLE 2.

Results of CBPV contamination test for bees encaged in a contaminated environment^a

Cages previously occupied by:	Contaminant	Day p.e. of trembling symptom onsetb	% Mortality (range) at day 15 p.e.	Live/dead bees pos or neg by AGID and RT-PCRc
Experimentally infected bees	2-day-old paper and 5 paralyzed bees for 5 days	10	75 (56.6-93.3)	+/+
	2-day-old paper	10	61.6 (60-63)	+/+
Healthy bees inoculated with buffer	2-day-old paper	None	31.6 (30-33)	−/−

^ap.e., postencaging.

^bNone, no symptoms observed during the experiment.

^cThe AGID and RT-PCR results were 100% identical, so the results are presented in the same column. pos, positive; neg, negative.