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On 9 Sep 97 at 16:20, Elizabeth M. Bowles wrote:
> see well enough to see fresh eggs. This was in the box that the
> original queen was in and mabey still in.
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> Now, in the box 2 above that one there is the oversized cells with
> large larva. Per Dr. R's advise I check to see if they were large
> with red eyes by picking them out. Well........ a few just popped
> out and did not appear to have red eyes, I do believe there were a
> few mites in them though. But..... most of them were a gooyee mesh
> that was kind of stringy and this made me worried about AFB. The
> cells did not look like those in my books. they looked well put
> together, just big.
Sounds like regular drone brood to me! When it's in the larvae stage
it is soft and gooey, but then we don't usually test it. Provided
it's white I wouldn't worry.
Do your supers have drone foundation that you are unaware of?
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