Table 2.

Multiple regression equations with factors affecting changes in mite infestation levels in worker cells at two sites (site 1: R² = 25 %; site 2: R² = 45.6 %)

Location	Predictor	Coefficient	t	p
Site 1	y-Intercept	0.04	2.01	0.048
	Frames of adult bees	0.0058	2.60	0.012
	Frames of brood	−0.014	3.57	0.001
	Mites/100 bees	−0.0003	0.24	0.81
	Foragers with mites	0.012	0.192	0.95
Site 2	y-Intercept	0.096	0.65	0.52
	Frames of adult bees	0.225	2.23	0.038
	Frames of brood	−0.339	2.01	0.059
	Mites/100 bees	0.019	0.21	0.84
	Foragers with mites	−25.21	1.30	0.21