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. 2021 Feb 19;11:4241. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83341-7

Table 1.

Summary statistics (means ± standard error) for all dependent variables and insecticide treatments in each year and combined for both years.

Dependent Variable Treatment 2017 2018 Combined
Total nests Admire 0.3 ± 0.3 2.7 ± 2.7 1.5 ± 1.3a
Control 8.7 ± 2.6 11.0 ± 4.0 9.8 ± 2.2b
Coragen 8.0 ± 0.6 11.7 ± 1.2 9.8 ± 1.0b
FarMore FI400 6.0 ± 2.0 13.7 ± 2.3 9.8 ± 2.2b
Unharvested pollen Admire 13,662.0 ± 1179.6a
Control 2168.0 ± 461.5b
Coragen 5422.0 ± 1075.4c
FarMore FI400 2606.0 ± 457.0bc
Total offspring Admire 3.3 ± 1.5a 3.3 ± 3.3a 3.3 ± 1.6a
Control 23.0 ± 10.7b 42.0 ± 8.2b 35.0 ± 8.3b
Coragen 18.0 ± 3.2ab 42.7 ± 13.4b 32.3 ± 9.1b
FarMore FI400 21.7 ± 4.2ab 20.0 ± 7.1b* 22.2 ± 4.7b
Total flowers Admire 45.4 ± 3.4 54.42 ± 0.87 49.93 ± 2.55
Control 42.8 ± 8.2 46.5 ± 3.9 44.7 ± 4.2
Coragen 48.1 ± 4.8 45.4 ± 7.3 46.7 ± 4.0
FarMore FI400 54.6 ± 4.6 40.2 ± 3.0 47.4 ± 4.0
Sex ratio Admire 0.5† 4† 1.7 ± 1.7a
Control 1.2 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.5b 1.6 ± 0.3a
Coragen 0.5 ± 0.2a 4.4 ± 3.4b 2.0 ± 1.3a
FarMore FI400 0.9 ± 0.3a 3.9 ± 1.8b 1.7 ± 0.7a
% Fruit set Admire 55.9 ± 11.3a
Control 54.6 ± 7.8a
Coragen 45.8 ± 4.2a
FarMore FI400 54.2 ± 17.8a
% Marketable fruit (> 500 g) Admire 67.5 ± 9.6a 76.5 ± 3.3a
Control 61.9 ± 9.3a 84.5 ± 2.1a
Coragen 62.6 ± 4.1a 76.7 ± 9.1a
FarMore FI400 68.4 ± 4.2a 70.8 ± 3.7a

*Significant difference is marginal (p = 0.059).

Standard error could not be calculated for the sex ratio of Admire in 2017 and 2018 because bees only emerged in one hoop house in each year.