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Subject:	Re: nosema spore count question and killing nosema spores
From:	randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 11 May 2014 11:21:31 -0700
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Dennis, those spore counts would be typical of colonies experiencing a
severe N ceranae infection.  Any dysentery would have helped to spread the
spores to other bees.  If you still have some of the bees, you can squash
one at a time to see the percentage infected.

I have not yet tested bleach solution sprayed on combs, but I strongly
suspect that it would kill the spores.  But we routinely restock bees onto
our N ceranae-killed deadouts with no treatment other than scraping off
dysentery from the top bars. I am not recommending this--it's just what we
do with no apparent problems.

--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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