kawayanan
07-15-2007, 07:55 PM
Ok, easy one first. Is this a small hive beetle larva or a wax moth larva? I saw a couple of these. No webs or other sign of moths. I have seen a few SHB, but very few (only one while doing my inspection today).
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-04-32.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-04-32.jpg)
Ok, now for the next question. I had a bit of comb that got attached to the inside front of my TBH, and ended up taking it out. It had mostly pollen, but some capped brood (and a few that had been uncapped like they were being torn out). I decided to check the capped brood for varroa. I removed 25 worker pupa, and didn't find anything that looked like a varroa mite. I also didn't see anything in the cell that looked like the mite feces I have seen pictures of. What I did see however was what looked like fine sawdust on the pupa when I pulled them out. It looks most like chewed up capping (like what I find on the bottom board when its in). Some had a good bit more than others. Here is a picture of a bunch of pupa, and one of the pupa with the most "stuff" on it. I think this one may have been one of the pupa that had been uncapped by the bees (as if it was being torn out).
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-05-02.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-05-02.jpg) http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-02-06.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-02-06.jpg)
To me, it looked like capping material or something like that. I was actually surprised to not find any mites (I think I'll try a sugar roll next time I check the hives). I just wanted to check and make sure this wasn't something I didn't recognize. I'd hate to miss a warning sign.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-04-32.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-04-32.jpg)
Ok, now for the next question. I had a bit of comb that got attached to the inside front of my TBH, and ended up taking it out. It had mostly pollen, but some capped brood (and a few that had been uncapped like they were being torn out). I decided to check the capped brood for varroa. I removed 25 worker pupa, and didn't find anything that looked like a varroa mite. I also didn't see anything in the cell that looked like the mite feces I have seen pictures of. What I did see however was what looked like fine sawdust on the pupa when I pulled them out. It looks most like chewed up capping (like what I find on the bottom board when its in). Some had a good bit more than others. Here is a picture of a bunch of pupa, and one of the pupa with the most "stuff" on it. I think this one may have been one of the pupa that had been uncapped by the bees (as if it was being torn out).
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-05-02.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-05-02.jpg) http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/th_2007_07-15_11-02-06.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/kawayanan/wordpress/2007-07/2007_07-15_11-02-06.jpg)
To me, it looked like capping material or something like that. I was actually surprised to not find any mites (I think I'll try a sugar roll next time I check the hives). I just wanted to check and make sure this wasn't something I didn't recognize. I'd hate to miss a warning sign.