Table 3.

Correlations of relish or defensin expression with DWV load or Varroa destructor infestation rate

Collapsing colony	Correlations
	Relish-DWV	Relish-Varroa destructor	Defensin-DWV	Defensin-Varroa destructor
Colony 2	0.397 (p = 0.201)	0.298 (p = 0.347)	−0.143 (p = 0.559)	−0.229 (p = 0.474)
Colony 3	1 (p = 0.164)	0.322 (p = 0.678)	−0.423 (p = 0.338)	−0.999 (p = 0.001)
Colony 4	0.992 (p = 0.079)	0.925 (p = 0.168)	−0.505 (p = 0.066)	−0.712 (p = 0.245)
Colony 5	0.633 (p = 0.164)	0.322 (p = 0.678)	−0.423 (p = 0.338)	−0.999 (p = 0.001)

Correlation analysis was performed using data from two months prior to collapse. The significant correlations are marked in bold