Roger said:
Yes Indeed, Coumaphos is responsible for many problems in queens.

If the problem continues to grow with commercial beekeepers I suspect
commercial beekeeper numbers will drop again.

I have wrote about the solution in posts back when coumaphos use was started
( 98-99) if the above happened.

Roger said:

This was first described and named by me as Intermediate Caste Syndrome and
these findings were later confirmed by other workers in the USA

Interesting name for a queen pesticide poisoning.
What are the signs of *Intermediate caste syndrome* and I must say I have
never heard the name used before now.

I have read again Mehat's ABJ article and will comment later in the
discussion. Going to move bees now ( four thirty am.).

Bob

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