Table 1.
The survival of the queens during vaccination.
| Treatment | Location | Queens | Hives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Alive | Dead | No. | No. Dead | % Loss | ||
| AFB-bacterin | Site A – Graz, Austria | 32 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Site B – Marchamalo, Spain | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | |
| Placebo | Site A – Graz, Austria | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Site B – Marchamalo, Spain | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | |
Effect of Queen Vaccination (Treatment) on Queen survival during 8-day vaccination period, and hive survival after queens placement to the hives at study site A—Graz, Austria and study site B—Marchamalo, Spain.