Table 2 Pairwise comparisons of survival rates between different categories of wasps.

From: A Strepsipteran parasite extends the lifespan of workers in a social wasp

Time period

Comparison

χ2

p

July–September

Workers infected by female versus male parasite

0.001

0.998

Workers infected by female parasite versus workers non-parasitized

2.326

0.127

Workers infected by male parasite versus workers non-parasitized

1.580

0.209

October–March

Workers infected by female versus male parasite

47.116

 < 0.001

Workers infected by female parasite versus workers non-parasitized

31.675

 < 0.001

Workers infected by male parasite versus workers non-parasitized

2.139

0.144

Gynes versus workers parasitized by female parasite

12.330

 < 0.001

Gynes versus workers parasitized by male parasite

40.348

 < 0.001

Gynes versus workers non-parasitized

22.628

 < 0.001