>I find it interesting to note that the spore levels increased more in the
sugar board groups than in the controls.

Ditto!  Two recent papers found that N ceranae infected bees were
metabolically stressed (low trehalose levels unless fed to satiation with
sugar syrup).  I'm wondering if the sugar boards simply allowed infected
bees to live longer, and thus increased spore counts????

Randy Oliver

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