Table 3 Levels of antioxidant enzymes in the honeybees from the three ecological zones of Nigeria during the dry season, onset of rain and wet seasons

Onset of rain

RF

0.25 ± 0.05^a

6.83 ± 1.04^b

93.02 ± 9.88^b

10.75 ± 1.45^a

GS

0.50 ± 0.00^a

10.02 ± 2.01^a

168.01 ± 3.39^a

9.50 ± 0.20^a

DS

0.20 ± 0.10^a

5.79 ± 1.22^b

94.66 ± 38.09^b

8.50 ± 0.10^a

Wet season

RF

6.75 ± 0.75^a

4.41 ± 0.76^b

83.80 ± 12.20^b

8.75 ± 1.25^b

GS

3.70 ± 2.10^b

2.93 ± 1.39^c

58.40 ± 27.50^c

11.20 ± 0.60^a

DS

6.30 ± 2.90^a

6.25 ± 4.16^a

131.55 ± 92.85^a

8.20 ± 0.40^b

Dry season

RF

0.40 ± 0.10^a

6.93 ± 1.44^c

149.26 ± 15.01^c

8.40 ± 0.60^a

GS

0.45 ± 0.05^a

8.60 ± 1.05^b

169.83 ± 22.92^a

8.75 ± 0.25^a

DS

0.50 ± 0.00^a

10.20 ± 0.47^a

158.05 ± 10.08^b

8.30 ± 0.40^a

Seasonal interactions

F value

18.16

4.017

2.632

1.924

P value

0.01*

0.06

0.13

0.20