When looking for Tracheal mites - is it essential to dissect freshly killed bees - or is it possible to deal with dead
bees from a dead colony.

I do not know if the trachea would have deteriorated to such an extent that the clarity would have been compromised.

The bees that I would like to look at are not visibly rotten (exoskeleton).

I suppose the logical answer is to try my self - but if it is possible to only collect samples for the moment and deal
with them in a week, then it would help.

Regards,
Peter

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