Table 1.
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.