Table 4 Mean area of sealed worker brood (inch2) and number of combs covered with bees in honeybee colonies treated by different concentrations of the jatropha oil
No. of treatments | Area of worker brood (inch2)/colony | Number of combs covered with bees/colony | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jatropha oil concentrations | F value | Jatropha oil concentrations | F value | |||||||||
1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | Control | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | Control | |||
Before treatment | 28.25 a | 27.25 a | 23.75 a | 23.75 a | 28.00 a | 0.34NS | 3.25 a | 2.75 a | 3.00 a | 3.00 a | 3.25 a | 1.16NS |
First treatment | 30.25 a | 26.50 a | 26.75 a | 31.25 a | 32.25 a | 0.25NS | 3.25 a | 3.00 a | 2.75 a | 3.00 a | 3.00 a | 1.25NS |
Second treatment | 22.00 a | 12.75 a | 15.50 a | 19.25 a | 18.50 a | 0.82NS | 2.50 a | 2.50 a | 2.25 a | 2.25 a | 2.25 a | 0.26NS |
Third treatment | 45.25 a | 36.00 a | 28.25 a | 38 a | 28.25 a | 0.72NS | 3.25 a | 2.75 a | 2.75 a | 2.75 a | 2.50 a | 1.12NS |
Fourth treatment | 75.75 a | 77.50 a | 53.75 a | 57.50 a | 42.00 a | 0.87NS | 4.00 a | 3.50 a | 3.25 a | 3.25 a | 3.25 a | 0.48NS |