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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2014, 03:32:06 pm »
They are similar is shape but much smaller. It very hard to see them with the naked eye. But they are very obvious on pulled white drone brood. If you're sitting next to your hive and watching your bees with the intent that you can spot a varroa mite, it's almost impossible.
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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2014, 06:10:56 pm »
Quote from: barry42001 on April 14, 2014, 02:25:51 pm
Need atleast wired foundation, or will indeed " blow out " natural comb is really quite delicate.

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   Only in its first year. When comb is first made it is soft, but stiffens up readily as time passes. I extract NEW comb every year, and only have a problem if I try to run the extractor set on wow. Tangential extractors will certainly have more of a problem with this, but the radial do fine if common sense is used.
   And of course... I use mediums, not deeps  ;D
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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2014, 06:11:53 pm »
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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2014, 06:17:43 pm »
Quote from: Jen on April 14, 2014, 03:32:06 pm
They are similar is shape but much smaller. It very hard to see them with the naked eye. But they are very obvious on pulled white drone brood.

Very easy to see.  Can you spot the mite in this picture?

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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2014, 06:22:43 pm »
Good pic Slow! Yes! they are easy to see on a white larva, but not easy to see on a living bee  :)
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Re: Need help identifying cells
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2014, 10:05:57 pm »
It's hard to be 100% sure because things are a bit gooey, but if you look at the picture of the cut drone brood, there is an intact larva near the middle of the frame.  The next cell to the right looks like it has a mite near the top and bottom.  Then about two cells over and one down there seems to be another mite.   I find mites are quite easy to see without magnification. 
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