i inspected the hive yesterday, and did a sticky board count. the board was on for about 3.5 days following a powdered sugar treatment (second of three) and we averaged 3.4 mites per 24 hours, so i'm feeling pretty comfortable with that.
also on the board was this thing (and my pinky for size comparison - the worm is about 15mm long.)
http://x04.xanga.com/754a7bf17973569603474/m46777562.jpg
is it an SHB larva? i don't really notice any spines on it, and i also wasn't sure what size they are. there was only one on the board, and i didn't see any beetles in the hive.
the other thing i noticed which i haven't seen before were a few cells (i counted maybe 8 such cells total, looking at maybe ten frames?) of partially or mostly uncapped pupal cells. in one pic you can see the purple eyes on one of them. why would this happen, and are there other things i should be looking for?
http://xbc.xanga.com/accd16e63333669599179/w46774491.jpg
http://x85.xanga.com/ec0a86e63473769599192/w46774498.jpg
any help would be much appreciated.
also on the board was this thing (and my pinky for size comparison - the worm is about 15mm long.)
http://x04.xanga.com/754a7bf17973569603474/m46777562.jpg
is it an SHB larva? i don't really notice any spines on it, and i also wasn't sure what size they are. there was only one on the board, and i didn't see any beetles in the hive.
the other thing i noticed which i haven't seen before were a few cells (i counted maybe 8 such cells total, looking at maybe ten frames?) of partially or mostly uncapped pupal cells. in one pic you can see the purple eyes on one of them. why would this happen, and are there other things i should be looking for?
http://xbc.xanga.com/accd16e63333669599179/w46774491.jpg
http://x85.xanga.com/ec0a86e63473769599192/w46774498.jpg
any help would be much appreciated.