Table 1.

Model outputs for factors affecting the average number of female mite offspring per colony in 3225 cells (53 colonies). Significant variables denoted with (*).

Dependent	Parameter	n	df	χ2	p
Female mite offspring	Brood stage	3225 cells (94 colonies)	5	29.01	< 0.001**
	Number of foundresses		6	16.99	< 0.001**
	Recapping efficacy		1	9.09	0.003*
	Colony		89	299.13	< 0.001**