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Date: | Fri, 25 Jul 1997 10:00:55 -0400 |
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Conrad Sigona wrote:
Among the older capped brood, there are some cells (about 20)
which are uncapped and contain what look like pupae. I say it's
a pupa because it's not a fully-formed bee and it's not a larva.
To be precise, the "pupa" takes up the entire cell and I can see
his little face (larva don't have faces) looking out.
My state beekeeping inspector pointed out a few of these "Bald Faced Brood"
in my hives. When we dug them out of their cells, low and behold a wax
moth larvae/worm wriggled out. Try digging yours out, you may be surprised
yourself.
Have fun, and bee good <g>,
Rory Stenerson,
Member - Centre County Beekeepers Association
State College, PA USA
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