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Sat, 5 Nov 2005 10:43:01 -0500
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Re: deformed wing virus?
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Peter Edwards wrote:

>Interesting statement - I cannot recall seeing deformed wings before varroa
arrived.

Tilting a frame or rough handling of a queen cell at the time the wings are
developing (day 13 after the egg has been laid, I think) can cause the wings
to be deformed or not develop at all. I think this only applies to queen
cells, though.

Janet A. Katz
Chester, NJ
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