Unique brood ester profile in a Varroa destructor resistant population of European honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Data of chemical compounds extracted from honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood in a varroa resistant and varroa susceptible population. Samples were taken 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 hours after brood capping by immersing pupae in pentane for 10 minutes. 6 hives from each population were used, and 3 replicates were taken per hive per time point. The FAME column was calculated by adding Methyl Palmitate, Linoloate, and Stearate together, while the FAEE columb was calculateed by adding Ethyl Palmitate, Linoloate, and Stearate together. Samples were analyzed using gas chromatography.

R version 4.4.0 and RStudio version 1.4.1.748 were used to analyze the data. All packages and their version is listed in the attached R script.

Data files included:
Scaramella_et_al_2024_Contrast.tsv: 16 rows × 12 columns
Scaramella_et_al_2024_Data.tsv: 210 rows × 14 columns