Research Article
Study on Major Parasitic Diseases of Adult Honeybees in Three Districts of Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Prevalence of amoeba (M. mellificae) and associated risk factors.
| | Variables | Category | No. of sampled animals | Prevalence (%) | X2 | value |
| | Agroecology | Highland | 128 | 73 (57%) | 22.740 | 0.013 | | Midland | 128 | 38 (29.6%) | | Lowland | 128 | 48 (37.5%) |
| | Hive types | Modern | 101 | 30 (29.7%) | 8.619 | 0.03 | | Transitional | 209 | 87 (41.62%) | | Traditional | 74 | 38 (51%) |
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