Table 4 Differential hemocyte counts % (DHC) on the larval hemolymph of Galleria mellonella fed on different diets

1-Bee wax-comb

(natural-diet)

77.20 ± 0.26 a

8.28 ± 0.32 b

4.32 ± 0.29 d

5.19 ± 0.31 b

5.01 ± 0.24 c

2-Wheat flour

(Standard diet)

72.24 ± 0.24 b

9.16 ± 0.55 a

5.88 ± 0.24 c

5.99 ± 0.34 b

6.73 ± 0.23 b

3-Soybean

70.04 ± 0.99 c

9.64 ± 0.62 a

8.04 ± 1.87 a

7.44 ± 0.58 a

4.84 ± 0.20 d

4-Wheat germ

77.28 ± 0.26 a

6.08 ± 0.29 c

5.08 ± 0.26 c

5.48 ± 0.33 b

6.08 ± 0.31 b

5-Date syrup

(Dibis)

69.80 ± 0.20 c

8.68 ± 0.42 b

7.82 ± 0.60 b

5.01 ± 0.21 b

8.74 ± 0.27 a

Overall average %

(ranking order)

73.31

(1)

8.37

(2)

6.23

(4)

5.82

(5)

6.28

(3)

F_4,120

22.82

51.264

203.742

66.833

14.57

P_ANOVA

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001