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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Mite infestation was moderate to high, but don't think I have lost any
> hives due to mites.


One does not lose colonies to mites; one loses them to viruses.  If mite
levels were moderate to high, I would certainly suspect virus(es).


> >Fast-acting AFB strain
>  > BOY!   I surely do hope not.    Didn't see visible evidence in cells but
> will check again specifically for that.
>
This one is unlikely.  You would not see evidence in cells--bees remove
young larvae.

Good luck!

Randy Oliver

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