Bob said:
> While I agree that a white gut is a sure sign of a *problem* a white gut
of
> a bee with nosema would be hard to tell apart in my opinion which is the
> reason I see little value in the above method except to give a general
idea
> of a gut  problem.

Nosema is a disease of adult bees - we are discussing symptoms in larvae and
pupae.

> I look for EFB first in the larva of the colony and not the gut of the
bee.

Precisely!

Peter Edwards
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