Varroa on bees Photo

[Jeff Buzz]

I left a few bes in a box with a little capped foundation when I moved a colony to a new site. The box was just to pick up stragglers. Found a couple with varroa on.

 

[kazmcc]

Great pic Jeff Horrible little blighters.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Must be a high infestation in the colony for them to be seen on the bees. I'd get some treatment on pronto. Good pic though

 

[kazmcc]

Must be a high infestation in the colony for them to be seen on the bees. I'd get some treatment on pronto. Good pic though

I thought that too EricA but I don't have enough experience to comment. I can say though, that I've never seen this and I've looked in a lot of hives along with my own colony. How would he go about remedying this now? Isn't the thymol ( or other methods ) treatment due?

 

[Erichalfbee]

If supers are off you can use thymol or MAQS if there is still honey on

 

[joctcl]

Great picture, makes me want to reach for the tweezers, I'd be going for a treatment on that asap, love to see another one where they have all fallen onto a board underneath the bottom of your hive!

 

[Jeff Buzz]

Only about 50 bees on a small patch of brood on 1 frame I left in hive to pick up stragglers I would guess that the brood has hatched and the varroa have no new brood to move into so catching a ride on the bees that are left.

 

[Graham Sharman]

Wow - great photo. As a newcomer to all this, that sort of photo is a real eye opener - books are great (I know the bees don't read them!) but this sort of info is invaluable.

 

[fabindia]

Yes, very clever photo but what horrible blighters these mites are. Vigilance and control is essential

 

[Jeff Buzz]

Thanks for your kind comments how about some varroa in Drone brood found by using a uncapping fork dug into the brood.