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All 3 are ccd, N yard
A revist to #3, no chewed comb found, not ccd
Probably less mites in S yard
Mites are the cause of the resurgence, 75%?
MORE formic next yr!!
All 6 probably 2 yr Q with lifelong exposure to ccd
But I don't know whether to blame the Q for the dead brood
So these 3:
2 from 5 nuc group
2 were russian cross
3-400 cells dead, 2-300 cells chewed
(#1 & #2 had chewed cells too)
Differences
#4 Less brood, 3x normal on BB,
small pile off end of BB
#5 Younger brood, some dead on porch
#6 Older brood, emergents, Cleanest BB
Next to #1
Brood mortality pattern
5-8% emergents
60-70% coloured
20-30% just sealed or +1d, few cucoons
5% 3.5-4d larv, no wiggle
1-2% yuk, various fungi, bacterial
very few translucent, purple eye (eaten?)
not all in same hive!!
In chewed comb the remains seem to be 80% coloured
Eating these corpses is likely most unhealthy
To bad they don't remove them intact
I do know that they dislike this particular job,
probably the smell?
In any case, a potent vector for reinfection
Maybe the trigger for exodus/abscond
I could use a little help
Vectors? Disinfection? Heat? Ozone? UV? Lysol? Bleach?
dave
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