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From: "Peter Edwards" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Tracheal Mite Identification
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Harrison" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Yes, I am looking for blackened trachaea as a positive indicator of
acarine
> infestation.
You should be careful in giving a diagnosis of non infestation if the
trachea is not discoloured under x10 magnification. I dissected a bee and
under x10 the trachea looked clear. I dissected the trachea out to mount and
under X40 found a mite lurking in it.
Ruary Rudd
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