In Dr. Morse's book "Honey Bee Pests, Predators, and Diseases" there is a
section on nosema by Dr. B. Furgala. He says that winter loss is only one
and not necesarily the most significant damage caused by nosema. Early
queen supercedure and shorter adult life are documented. Read the book
and do some calculating - I'll bet you will try to control nosema even if
honey is $.50/lb. And check out the graph, I was amazed to see when spore
counts peak.
 
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