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In a message dated 24/10/2008 01:33:03 GMT Standard Time,
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<<I believe you are quite correct Peter. What I see is chalkbrood and
twisted
larvae. They may be starved and not EFB infected.>>
I had something similar three weeks after gettiung my first nuc,and
panicked, thinking it was EFB. I eventually found I saw the same every year, as
long as I had that strain. They expanded too fast, and as soon as they
encountered a bit of bad weather during the buildup, brood starved as they were
unable to maintain it all. It only affected the older larvae, while chilled
brood, which I also saw one year, affected larvae of all ages, and they all turned
black. The chilled larvae were soon thrown out of the cells onto the hive
floor, and were either eaten or thrown out. They remained a slightly yellowish
white.
Regards,
Robert Brenchley
Birmingham UK
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