It is said that Beekeepers gradually become deaf - maybe!
But weak in the eyes also? Is this my case or am I just un-observant.
Whilst keeping bees in the S.W.of England it was a fairly common
occurrence to see the little beast passing under the name of the "bee
louse" - Braula coeca. A sign of impending disaster for some (just like
one of my neighbours who is convinced that when visited by a Barn Owl
some poor soul in the near by village is going to drop dead!), others
contemplating suicide thinking that they had found V.j.
Having arrived in France I was confronted with V.j. with no time to
adjust - it was already endemic - but the "bee louse" - haven't seen one
in 11 years.
Have the anti-V.j. treatments got rid of this wingless fly.
What do others say!

Peter