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Re: Tracheal Mite Identification
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Ruary Rudd <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:42:56 -0000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Edwards" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Tracheal Mite Identification


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Harrison" <[log in to unmask]>

>
> Yes, I am looking for blackened trachaea as a positive indicator of
acarine
> infestation.

You should be careful in giving a diagnosis of non infestation if the
trachea is not discoloured under x10 magnification. I dissected a bee and
under x10 the trachea looked clear. I dissected the trachea out to mount and
under X40 found a mite lurking in it.

Ruary Rudd

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