Trevor asked> Does anyone know if, in the trials being undertaken, the hives 
are being monitored for Nosema, both apis and ceranae?

Hi Trevor,
This is one of the first questions that occurred to me, too.  After the 
question as to where in the world are our stressed bees going to find the 
extra energy to be supercharged by the addition of pheremone?

It would seem that Superboost would shift the colony demographics toward 
younger bees.  Nosema apparently requires older bees to thrive.  However, 
without a substantial proportion of older long-lived foragers, colonies with 
amplified broodrearing will run short of food.  I'm curious to see the 
results, should anyone perform such a trial.

Randy Oliver

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