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Re: Yellow Larvae
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James Kilty <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:02:16 +0100
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mark
Coldiron <[log in to unmask]> writes
>A few days ago, I was inspecting the brood chambers of a few of my hives and
>ran across a couple that had larvae with a very faint yellow hue to them.
>One colony seemed to be healthy, but the other was pretty weak.
>
>Anyone have any idea of what this is?
Were the larvae in a normal position in the cell? Take one out and see
if the gut is not white. It should be the colour of the pollen. If it is
white, it is likely to be EFB. Other clues would be an uneven brood
pattern on account of bees removing diseased larvae.
--
James Kilty

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