Either T-mite or V-mite or both.
 
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, RICHARD BARNES wrote:
 
>         Fellow B-liners
>
> My neighbor just went to check his one hive and found an interesting site.
> All the bees were dead except 3 or 4.  The dead bees were in the SE corner
> of the hive on 2 frames clustered in a small group.  The hive faces north
> with a stockade fence about 3 feet infront of the entrance.  We counted 500
> bees in this cluster.  The bees were still on the frames at the top corner.
> A white mold was growing on the bees but not in the cells.  No brood was
> found.  The hive still had 3 frames of honey/pollen stores.  Where the bees
> were also had stores left.
>
> He is located in south central Oklahoma, USA.
>
> Anyone know what could have killed this hive?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Richard Barnes
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