Australian Mud Virus

[sqkcrk]

Just heard about this. Don't know anything about it. Does anyone know anything about Australian Mud Virus in the brood of honeybees?

[loggermike]

Maybe this :https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/04-152
It was originally thought to be a form of KBV but now seems to be a nutrition problem.

[Andrew Dewey]

You are pulling our legs, aren't you Mark?

[sqkcrk]

Only if someone is pulling my leg. I took the guy that I heard about it from seriously.

[Show-me]

Great, we'll probably import that to America too.

[Oldtimer]

The cause is officially unknown. But having chatted with some beekeepers from those parts, my own theory it's not a disease, but something the bees gather in that area that harms them.

In fact we have a similar issue in my country, although more severe, when bees gather nectar from the Karaka tree, a plant introduced here maybe a thousand years ago by Maori as it was a food source for them.

Karaka nectar wreaks havock to the hives, but thankfully it's fairly uncommon.

[Beeslave]

Sounds like neonicatinoind's being described as something else! Those of us that see it keep getting nocked down for our beliefs!

[Oldtimer]

Neo - What?

[loggermike]

What source do you suspect neo-nic poisoning from?

I think the 'muck' has been around Oz for a long time before these systemic insecticides.

We have plants in California that are toxic to bees also.

[Bens-Bees]

I think the 'muck' has been around Oz for a long time before these systemic insecticides.

Some neonics have been around for quite a while now.

[beemandan]

Great, we'll probably import that to America too.

If it's importable we probably already have.

[sqkcrk]

That's why I asked about it.

Supposedly it looks like AFB, but it isn't and TM works on it.