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At 11:55 PM 08/25/1999 -0400,Ted Fischer wrote:
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>Suppose you were to have both AFB (maybe EFB) and varroa mites. The basic
>problem does seem to be AFB, but you don't specify all the symptoms. Are the
>dead brood larvae or pupae? Are they in capped cells, and if so are the
>cappings sunken and often perforated? Does the dead brood tissues string out
>when tested with a small stick? These would be signs of AFB. EFB attacts
>pupae, but also larvae, so its makes a difference what you are observing.
If you have almost all the signs of AFB *except* not the smell nor the
stringy-ness, could you possibly have brood adversely affected by heat..
perhaps if there were not enough adult bees present to keep the hive regulated?
Emily, Bedford MA
Emily M. Pruyn
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