Table 3. Host response to parasite (Nc) – insecticide (F) combinations.
| Exposure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| day 0 | day 7 | Cumulative mortality (%)* | Cumulative sucrose consumption (mg/day/bee ± sd)** | Spore numeration (106spores/bee ± sd)** |
| Nc+F | - | 83.66 a | 665.8 ± 42.0 a | 151.2 ± 63.6 a |
| Nc | F | 81.41 a | 632.3 ± 60.4 a | 168.5 ± 61.9 a |
| F | Nc | 66.48 b | 621.8 ± 68.5 a | 96.4 ± 44.2 b |
| - | Nc+F | 71.91 b | 604.7 ± 89.9 a | 86.2 ± 38.5 b |
*Cumulative mortality rates on day 22 were compared pairwise using a one-tailed χ2 test.
**Spore numerations and cumulative sucrose consumptions on day 22 were compared pairwise using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.
Significant differences (p≤0.05) are indicated by non-corresponding letters.