On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Jeremy Rose <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you for all of the helpful responses, specifically to Stan and Bob. > I think you should consider Chris' comment on sacbrood. *Symptoms*: Scattered among the healthy brood are cells containing dead > brood. Their cappings are dark and may be punctured or partly removed by the > adult bees. About the time the cell is sealed, the larva dies. When it does, > the head end turns up like the end of a gondola and remains in that > position; also the pearly white color begins to darken, and the skin then > becomes tough and the contents watery. At that stage, the larva, which > resembles a liquid-filled sac, can be removed from the cell intact; hence, > the name Sacbrood. The dead larva then continues to dry and harden until the > dried-down scale is almost black. The head end is usually the darkest. > Scales of larvae dead of Sacbrood can be removed from the cell easily. > (From http://www.texasdrone.com/Beekeeping/Brood%20Diseases/sacbrood.htm ) Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm