Table 2.
Spore analysis for colonies over three seasons in 2010.
| Spring | Summer | Fall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony | Avg. # Spores 1 | N 2 | Avg. # Spores | N | Avg. # Spores | N |
| 1 | 5988 ± 5929 | 3/43 | 19950 ± 11919 | 7/50 | 0 ± 0 | 0/50 |
| 2 | 50 ± 35 | 2/50 | 75 ± 55 | 2/50 | 0 ± 0 | 0/50 |
| 3 | 68622 ± 19132 | 14/39 | 50 ± 35 | 2/50 | 25 ± 25 | 1/50 |
| 4 | 85 ± 63 | 2/44 | 145 ± 62 | 5/43 | 25 ± 25 | 1/50 |
| 5 | 27500 ± 16044 | 3/36 | 148525 ± 98311 | 7/50 | 50 ± 35 | 2/50 |
1 Average spore count ± the standard error of the mean (SEM); 2 N represents the number positive from spore analysis over the total number of bees sampled from each colony.