Table 1. Mean survival (hours) of two honeybee species under different temperature and relative humidity treatments.
RH(%) | Survival mean (hours) ± SE | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
T(°C) | Apis cerana | Apis mellifera | LSD0.05 | |
50 |
35 | 11.54±2.45 | 11.21±0.68 | 0.94 |
40 | 5.54±0.23 | 5.12±0.07 | 0.77 | |
45 | 2.02±0.17 | 2.91±0.13 | 0.66 | |
60 |
35 | 4.14±0.25 | 5.78±0.36 | 0.002 |
40 | 3.69±0.17 | 4.26±0.56 | 0.23 | |
45 | 2.34±0.06 | 3.22±0.12 | 0.07 | |
70 |
35 | 3.56±0.36 | 4.58±0.23 | 0.27 |
40 | 3.48±0.47 | 4.05±0.40 | 0.22 | |
45 | 1.67±0.87 | 2.16±0.75 | 0.08 |