Table 4.
Frequencies of dead bees in the inhive-aged and forager-aged groups
| Treatments (1ppb TMX) | Inhive-aged | Forager-aged | G (df) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caffeine + TMX | 21 | 67 | 25.28 (1) | < 0.001 |
| Gallic acid + TMX | 39 | 44 | 0.30 (1) | ns |
| Kaempferol + TMX | 29 | 62 | 12.24 (1) | < 0.01 |
| p-coumaric acid + TMX | 32 | 61 | 9.20 (1) | < 0.01 |
| TMX + sucrose | 34 | 61 | 7.78 (1) | < 0.01 |
| Sucrose only | 40 | 52 | 1.57 (1) | ns |
| Treatments (10ppb TMX) | ||||
| Caffeine + TMX | 39 | 18 | 7.92 (1) | < 0.001 |
| Gallic acid + TMX | 39 | 27 | 2.19 (1) | ns |
| Kaempferol + TMX | 47 | 16 | 15.94 (1) | < 0.01 |
| p-coumaric acid + TMX | 42 | 19 | 8.89 (1) | < 0.01 |
| TMX + sucrose | 25 | 40 | 3.49 (1) | ns |
| Sucrose only | 23 | 42 | 5.64 (1) | ns |
Comparisons are within each treatment (Fig. 3) between the observed frequencies against an expected random frequency for each group (Sokal and Rohlf 2012). Bold font indicates statistical significance.