Hey all contributors and lurkers on The Bee-L:

Bill Harley said:
I am writing from France from where I enjoy reading the messages which
I find very informative. However,  abbreviations sometimes pose a
problem

I am a novice beekeeper of 10 years and a lurker on Bee-L for over 9
years.  I, like Mr Harley struggled with the acronyms and so as I saw
these acros appear and i figured them out I made a list.. below is
what i have gleaned from over the years and not in any order.

CG--Copper gluconate (possibly added to bee feed (syrup) per
         a post by allen dick on 5/2/07

BPV-Bee Paralysis Virus

DWV-Deformed Wing Virus

DCA-Drone Congregation Areas

PMS-Parasitic Mite Syndrome

WIS-Weakened Immune System

EU-Unknown (This acro  was used in a post  along with PMS
       by Bob Harrison  4/9/07)


IMPOV-In My Point Of View

IIRC-If I Recall Correctly

AFAIK-As Far As I Know

NWC-New World Carniolians

FWIW-For What Its Worth

AI-Active Ingrediants

LC-Large Cell

SC-Small Cell

VSB-Varroa Surviving Bees

LD-Lethal Dose

IMO-In My Opinion

HTM-High Tracheal Mite (not sure of this one)

PMFJI--Pardon Me For Jumping In

BTW-By The Way

TM-Tracheal Mite

VM-Varroa Mite

TM-Terrymicin

HMF-Hydroxymethylfurfural (chemical produced from over-
          heating HFCS)

HFCS-High Fructose Corn Syrup

DL-Dance Language

GMO-Genetically Modified Organisms

OM-Open Mating

HSC-Honey Super Cell

BVS-Biological Virus Screening

IVDS-Integrated Virus Detection System

SBR-Slotted Bottom Rack

SBB-Solid Bottom Board

SCUTS-Scutella (African Honey Bee)

FUD-Fear Uncertainty & Doubt (per Peter Bray 3/8/07)

SAD BEES-Stress Accelerated Decline

PMRA-Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Canadian)

APHIS-Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (Organiztional
             Unit of USDA).

SPV-Spores Per View

OA-Oxalic Acid

Below are some of the viruses that are vectored from Varroa.

ABPV-Acute Bee Paralysis Virus
BQCV-Black Queen Cell Virus
CBPV-Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus
DWV-Deformed Wing Virus
KBV-Kashmir Bee Virus
SBV-Sacbrood Virus

IAPV-Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (not sure if IAPV is vectored
          from Varroa.

PPB-Piss Poor Beekeeping

FYI-For What It's Worth

Here are others that i never figured out.  Perhaps others on the list
could contribute to what the meaning of these are.

HBTM--??
SPV--??
MSDS--??
SSB--??



The above is FYI & FWIW & AFAIK, there are other acronyms
that could be added to this list.  Please feel free to jump in if the
moderator approves of this post.

jimmy odom
charlotte nc

















On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Bil Harley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks Randy,
> I shall sleep tonight a little wiser than I woke.
> Bil Harley
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