Table 1 Results for a generalized mixed linear model applied to agonistic contacts (biting, stinging) received by honeybees (lures and live foragers) treated with a Bauveria bassiana suspension or a control solution (Exposure) presented on their own or to a different colony (Colony membership).

From: Natural biocide disrupts nestmate recognition in honeybees

Variable

Estimate

Std. Error

z

P

Freeze-killed lures

Colony membership

−1.938

0.617

−3.140

0.002

Exposure

−0.819

0.400

−2.050

0.041

Bees

−0.006

0.008

−0.800

0.425

Colony membership*Exposure

1.794

0.787

2.280

0.023

Live foragers

Colony membership

−0.466

0.118

−3.960

0.000

Exposure

−0.265

0.109

−2.430

0.015

Bees

0.010

0.003

3.810

0.000

Colony membership*Exposure

−0.006

0.180

−0.030

0.975