Effects of Soil Quality Enhancement on Pollinator-Plant Interactions

Table 3

Bombus impatiens survival, weight, and ovary length of bees in queenless micro-colonies fed flowers from plants grown on CF or VC-amended soil. Values represent means ± SE for 9 replicates. Means within rows followed by the same superscript letter are not significantly different (Tukey’s mean separation test, 𝑃>0.05).

Response variable	CF	VC
Survival (%)	81.6 ± 7.99^a	96.3 ± 6.33^a
Weight (mg)	371 ± 19.8^a	426 ± 25.0^a
Ovary length (mm)	3.4 ± 0.77^a	5.0 ± 0.41^b