Table 1.
Results from a multivariate statistical test of experimental Treatment effects on total amount of food consumed, and separate univariate tests on pollen patty and sucrose in sugar syrup consumed, by caged honey bees over two weeks.
| Variable | DF | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total food | 10, 36 | 5.99 | <0.001 |
| Treatment | 8 | 6.99 | <0.001 |
| Dead bees * | 2 | 4.04 | 0.035 |
| Pollen patty | 5, 19 | 3.83 | 0.014 |
| Treatment | 4 | 4.55 | 0.009 |
| Dead bees * | 1 | 2.54 | 0.128 |
| Sugar syrup | 5, 19 | 6.87 | 0.001 |
| Treatment | 4 | 7.65 | 0.001 |
| Dead bees * | 1 | 1.81 | 0.194 |
* log-transformed.