Table 2. Mean (±SE) weight of Megachile rotundata adults. Adults were the offspring of M. rotundata that had been confined to plots of flowering alfalfa, buckwheat, or purple tansy plots for up to 18 days.
| Forage plant | Sex | Release rate | Mean adult weight (mg)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa | M | 10♀/20♀ | 12.88 ± 0.37 bc |
| F | 10♀/20♂ | 15.71 ± 0.51 a | |
| M | 20♀/40♂ | 11.77 ± 0.54 cd | |
| F | 20♀/40♂ | 14.59 ± 0.64 ab | |
| Buckwheat | M | 10♀/20♂ | 7.86 ± 0.61 e |
| F | 10♀/20♂ | 7.00 ± 1.03 de | |
| M | 20♀/40♂ | 6.74 ± 0.51 e | |
| F | 20♀/40♂ | 5.89 ± 0.91 e | |
| Purple Tansyb | M | 10♀/15♂ | 10.31 ± 0.72 b |
| F | 10♀/15♂ | 13.13 ± 0.87 a |
Notes.
a
Means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (α = 0.05).
b
Data collected from purple tansy plots were not analyzed with data from buckwheat or alfalfa plots; see methods for details.