With my bees, and others I've spoken to in this area, there seems to be a
direct correlation between shrivelled up wings and Varroa mite. After
treatment in the fall, there are virtually none which have this syndrome,
but little by little they appear more regularly from the summer on. Here
is one I saw today in a hive next to my house.

http://www.pbase.com/image/30272882

It is quite pathetic, as sometimes they can fly with difficulty (I see
them with less sever cases in swarms) but all too often they just wander
around outside the hive until they die or are pulled down by ants or other
preditors.

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