Table 4 Summary of the Generalized Linear Models performed to evaluate the effects of Country-Year, bee type, operation size (log-transformed number of colonies) and the interaction between Country-Year and bee type on colony loss in Latin America.

From: First large-scale study reveals important losses of managed honey bee and stingless bee colonies in Latin America

Parameter

Deviance

F value

P value

Summer

 Country-Year

14,622.7

42.2

 < 0.001

 Bee type

123.4

2.5

0.115

 Operation size

1202.3

24.3

 < 0.001

 Country-Year × Bee type

444.0

1.3

0.257

Winter

 Country-Year

4765.3

16.2

 < 0.001

 Bee type

28.4

0.7

0.411

 Operation size

327.7

7.8

0.005

 Country-Year × Bee type

515.7

1.8

0.094

Annual

 Country-Year

13,103.7

38.4

 < 0.001

 Bee type

2.4

0.05

0.823

 Operation size

115.1

2.4

0.125

 Country-Year × Bee type

625.7

1.8

0.078

  1. Country-Year combines the country identity and the year of the survey as a unique factor (e.g. Bolivia 2017). Bee types include honey bees and stingless bees. Bold lines indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).
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