Table 3. Mean water loss rate (%) of the two honeybee species under different temperature and relative humidity treatments.

		Body water loss mean (%) ± SE
RH(%)	T(°C)	Apis cerana	Apis mellifera	LSD0.05
50	35	1.77±0.13	2.13±0.07	0.364
	40	4.48±0.31	3.87±0.04	0.136
	45	6.07±0.55	5.74±0.11	0.399
60	35	1.71±0.17	1.90±0.13	0.709
	40	2.66±0.09	2.33±0.18	0.519
	45	5.68±0.79	4.75±0.15	0.086
70	35	1.59±0.14	1.98±0.06	0.130
	40	2.87±0.17	2.37±0.21	0.059
	45	5.79±0.21	5.28±0.14	0.055