Total Hemocyte Counts (THC) in bacteria-infected insects.

Mean hemocyte number per ml of hemolymph of G. mellonella larvae injected with different bacteria or with buffer as controls at 4h, 24h and 48h post-treatment. Bars correspond to confidence intervals (P = <0.05). Different letters indicate significant differences between the number of hemocytes across all treatments within each time point (Duncan test, Kruskall, and Wallis test, P<0.05). Asterisks indicate significant differences in the number of hemocytes of control larvae and bacteria-injected larvae within each time point (Dunnet test, P<0.05). Arrows indicate that the insects died.