On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 14:14:35 -0500, Dave Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


>
>I'm still waiting for any useful help
>ie how to make life unpleasent for Virii
>without killing the bees
>ie how to steralize a dead out without burning
>Anything else feasable
>


what evidence do you have that you have virus contaminated comb or CCD? Your posts IMO 
suggest varroa mite problems. 

How about mite testing? Did you monitor mite levels during the season?  Did you do any Nosema 
spore counts? 

Without any hard data, its mere speculation that you have the only verifiable case of CCD in all of 
Canada. 

The Ontario and Manitoba Provincial Apiarists appear to offer analytical services for nosema and 
mite inspections. Perhaps you could make use of those services as a place to start next season? 

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