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Re: A creature similar looking to varroa
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 07:52:12 am »
You can easily see the results of them tunneling under the wax of your capped frames of honey.

Wouldn't it nice if that was all we had to worry about?  :)
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Re: A creature similar looking to varroa
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 09:52:47 am »
Ken, freakin' ugileee-looking things, aren't they, eeks!!!  Have a great and awesome day, Cindi
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Re: A creature similar looking to varroa
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 06:37:30 pm »
Mike,
Do we have these in the US?

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Re: A creature similar looking to varroa
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2008, 06:41:21 pm »
Mike,
Do we have these in the US?


Yes. They are "braula coeca", and are actually a wingless fly.
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