Dan & Jan wrote:

> Treated with formic acid in mid Sept when the late, but sparse honey flow
> began. About this time the numbers of deformed bees began to dwindle. The
> colony had a good but not outstanding working field force
>
> If this is deformed wing virus, should I destroy the colony?

Yes, it is almost certainly deformed wing virus and you have a colony that
is susceptible to it.  It may well die out anyway, but personally I would
not try to keep it alive - better to breed from non-susceptible stock (as
nature would do).

Peter Edwards
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