<b>Susceptibility of honey bee to entomopathogenic nematodes</b>

This dataset contains experimental data on the susceptibility of honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) brood and adult workers to Australian isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) from the genera <i>Heterorhabditis</i> and <i>Steinernema</i>. The data include mortality rates from <i>ex situ</i> (filter paper Petri dish) and <i>in situ</i> (brood comb and subcolony) bioassays conducted at 25 °C and 33 °C, across different EPN concentrations and developmental stages (larvae, pupae, adults). Additional data cover the effects of <i>Varroa destructor</i> parasitisation on larval susceptibility and comparisons of virulence among isolates, notably <i>H. indica</i> Hi.HRN2 and <i>S. feltiae</i> Sf.CPBR2.