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Thorax —the middle section of a honey bee, that has the wings and legs and most of
the muscles.
Tracheal mite —Acarapis woodi, the tracheal-infesting honey bee parasite.
Tylosin —one of several antibiotics used to treat, but not cure, American foulbrood.
Uncapping knife —a specially shaped knife used to remove the cappings from sealed
honey.
Uniting —combining two or more colonies to form a larger colony.
Varroa mite —Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite of adult and pupal stages of honey
bees.
Venom —the chemical injected into the skin when a honey bee stings. It's what makes
being stung painful.
Virgin queen —an unmated queen.
VSH (Varroa Sensitive Hygiene) —Varroa Sensitive Hygiene honey bees can locate
a larva in a capped cell that contains varroa. VSH bees remove the infected larva and
mites, and thus reduce varroa populations in a honey bee colony.
Wax moth —larvae of the moth Galleria mellonella, which damages brood combs.
Worker bee —a female bee whose reproductive organs are undeveloped. Worker bees
do all the work in the colony except for laying fertile eggs.
Worker comb —comb measuring about five cells to the inch in which workers are
reared.
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