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. 2016 Mar 22;4:e1808. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1808

Table 2. Percentage of B. terrestris workers showing positive proboscis extension response (PER) and total sample sizes at the 10th CS-US trial, 11th CS trial (final level of learning acquisition) and after 2 h in the memory retention test for different treatment groups.

Pesticide: bees chronically exposed to pesticide clothianidin. Parasite: bees ingested parasite N. ceranae spores. Both: bees chronically exposed to pesticide clohianidin and ingested parasite N. ceranae spores.

Treatment group 10th Trial % PER (n) Final level of learning acquisition % PER (n) Memory retention test % PER (n)
Control 54.5 (22) 68.2 (22) 23.8 (21)
Pesticide 69.6 (23) 69.6 (23) 36.8 (19)
Parasite 57.7 (26) 69.2 (26) 43.5 (23)
Both 57.7 (26) 65.4 (26) 31.8 (22)