Table 2.

Mean (±standard error) wet weight and macromolecule levels combined across four treatments (three pesticides and a control) for worker honey bees tested in fall, spring, and summer.

Season (Year)	Sampling Time	Wet Weight (g)	Protein Level (mg/g)	Carbohydrate Level (mg/g)	N 1
Fall 2012	Pre-treatment	0.131 ± 0.003	283.9 ± 23.8 b	2.635 ± 0.193 b	228
	2 weeks post-treatment	0.128 ± 0.005	291.6 ± 15.9 b	1.343 ± 0.124 b	197
	4 weeks post-treatment	0.123 ± 0.002	629.6 ± 34.0 a	8.009 ± 0.799 a	150
Spring 2013	Pre-treatment	0.149 ± 0.003	585.0 ± 22.0	15.633 ± 0.768 a	207
	2 weeks post-treatment	0.143 ± 0.003	725.3 ± 36.1	5.859 ± 0.505 b	201
	4 weeks post-treatment	0.136 ± 0.003	495.2 ± 24.9	5.067 ± 0.839 c	239
Summer 2013	Pre-treatment	0.136 ± 0.002	386.2 ± 21.2	38.933 ± 3.689	207
	2 weeks post-treatment	0.141 ± 0.002	345.4 ± 18.8	31.824 ± 1.133	238
	4 weeks post-treatment	0.138 ± 0.001	446.4 ± 25.0	32.594 ± 1.744	240

¹ Number of individual bees examined at each sampling time. Different lowercase letters within each season indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).