Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Supersedure cell(s)
Common; cause unknown
Remove cell(s); can be cut out and
formed after queen
put in a queenless nuc
introduction
Badly mated queen
Check brood pattern; if bad,
allow supersedure
Cells were present before
Destroy cells
introduction
Queen in introduction
Not fed by workers or
Laying workers may be present
cell dies
cage balled
Introduced queen
Old queen present
Remove old queen prior to
killed after release
introduction
Unnoticed virgin present
Leave her to mate or kill her and
re-queen (see later in this chapter)
Laying workers present
See earlier in this chapter
Spotty brood pattern
Queen failing
Re-queen (see later in this chapter)
Inbreeding depression
Re-queen (see later in this chapter)
Disease, especially AFB,
(see chapter 10)
EFB and PMS (parasitic
mite syndrome)
Very heavy fl ow; cells
Give comb for queen, super for
fi lled before queen
honey
can lay
Pesticide poisoning and
Add more bees or unite if serious
insuffi cient nurse bees.
Dead larvae being
removed
Small but good brood
Newly mated queen
Inspect again in 2/3 weeks
pattern
