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I've read that bees with shriveled or almost nonexistant wings are a sign of mites. I just noticed several bees crawling around the front of one of my hives. The bees were large(not young bees) and the wings were almost gone. I will have to tear the hive apart tomorrow after work and look.
What are the chances that the bees were just old bees with tattered wings and not necessarily a mite problem??
If it is mites then what am I looking for when I tear the hive apart??
What are the chances that the bees were just old bees with tattered wings and not necessarily a mite problem??
If it is mites then what am I looking for when I tear the hive apart??