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From: [log in to unmask] (Dennis Crutchfield)
To: "Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology"
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Subject: Re:      Red spot on bees' thorax
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:38:34

Hello beekeep,
I have done what some of them requested and looked at the slides at the web
site, And now much , admit. It does look just like a mite. I have only one hive
with these. And the hive that I found it in . Has out of 10 frames of brood that
I was looking at. Maybe two such bees. I was looking for the queen , for
requeening and putting in my fall mite strips in. I lookes at more than likely
30000 bees in the hive and noticed only 2 to three out of the hive. But just for
preventive measure, in goes the strips. I want to thank you guys for the help.
Will let you know on the out come

preacher