This readme file was generated on 2023-May-11 by Nicholas Scaramella


GENERAL INFORMATION

2. Main Investigators
Name: Nicholas Scaramella (Lead Author)
ORCID: 0000-0002-3786-4596
Institution: Swedish University of Agriculture, Department of Ecology
Address:  Almas Allé 8, 750 07 Uppsala
Email: nicholas.scaramella@slu.se


Name: Barbara Locke Grander (PI)
ORCID:0000-0001-6083-9981
Institution: Swedish University of Agriculture, Department of Ecology
Address:  Almas Allé 8, 750 07 Uppsala
Email: barbara.locke@slu.se

3. Date of data collection: 
 - August 2017 & August 2019

4. Geographic location of data collection: 
 - All hives and analysis were located at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, at the Lövsta research station [GPS Coordinates: N59° 50’ 2.544”  E17° 48’ 47.447”]

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: 
 - Funding was provided by the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant, action number: 949223) and the Swedish Research Council (FORMAS, dnr. 2016-00481) to Barbara Locke Grander.


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Scaramella et al. 2023 Host brood traits, independent of adult behaviours, reduce Varroa destructor mite reproduction in resistant honeybee populations. 
							International Journal of Parisitology

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: NA

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: None

5. Was data derived from another source? No



DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
 - Data Main Text "Scaramella_et_al_2023_Data.tsv"

2. Relationship between files, if important: None

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
 - Protocol & proceedure documented in main transcript of Scaramella et al. 2023.

2. Methods for processing the data: 
 - All sampling and statistical analysis methods are detailed in the main transcript listed above

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
 - See main transcript for detailed description

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 
 -See main transcript for detailed description

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 
  -See main transcript for detailed description

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 
  - Data was double checked by research assistant and after digitalization checked by the lead author and principle investigator again.

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 
  -See main transcript for detailed description

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Scaramella_et_al_2023_Data.tsv


1. Number of variables: 21 Columns

2. Number of cases/rows: 34 Rows

3. Variable List: 

Year 			- The year samples were taken from the hive 
Cover 			- The type of cover used to exlude adult workers from brood access (See main transcript for detailed description)
Colony 			- Identification code used to distinguish individual colonies
Background 		- The genetic country of origin of bees in the hive
Treatment 		- Experimental treatment used (Exposed = Adults have access to brood, Caged = Adults do not have access to brood)
OpenedCells 		- Total number of cells opened
InfestedCells		- Total number of cells infested with mites found
SuccRepro 		- Number of mites that successfully reproduced
RateSuccRepro		- Rate of mites that successfully reproduced (SuccRepro/InfestedCells)
Recapped 		- Total number of cells that were recapped by adult workers. Calc. by "Recapped & Uninfested" + "Recapped & Infested"
Recap&Uninfested 	- Number of cells that were recapped without mite infestation
FailedRepro 		- Number of mites that failed to reproduce
Recap&Infested 		- # of cells that were recapped, with mite infestation.
Recapw/SuccRepro 	- # of cells that were recapped & infested, that reproduced successfull. Calc. by "Recapped & Infested" - "Recapped & Failed Repro"
Recap&Failed Repro 	- # of cells that were recapped, infested, & failed to reproduce
Infertile 		- # of cells found with mites that failed to reproduce due to infertility
Delayed Egg-Laying 	- # of cells found with mites that failed to reproduce due to laying eggs to late
Absence of Male 	- # of  cells found with mites that failed to reproduce due to no male being present
Dead Progeny 		- # of cells found with mites that failed to reproduce due to dead offspring
Fecundity 		- Average number of eggs laid by each mite

4. Missing data codes: 
 - NA = missing data

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: 
 - Abbreviations are explained in the manuscript