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| Typical damage done by bears. Contrary to popular misconception, bears go for the brood as protein source, although they do eat honey, but more as a side dish. Viewed: 2121 times. |
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| Bee louse is actually a wingless fly (Braula coeca, Braulidae, Diptera), not a louse. Not very common to find. Viewed: 3588 times. |
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| A preying mantis taking its meal. Foragers become meals of other animals (birsds, spiders and other insects) quite often. Viewed: 2173 times. |
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| A worker infected with paralysis virus, showing the typical K-wing symptom. Photo and copyrighted by Prof. M.V. Smith, University of Guelph. Viewed: 2311 times. |
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| Skunks pray on honey bees near the entrance after dark. They usually roll the bees on soil to get rid of their stingers (perhaps by getting stung on paws are better than stung inside the mouth). One can use a board with nail-tips pointing outward to discourage skunks. Photo and copyrighted by Prof. M.V. Smith, University of Guelph. Viewed: 2059 times. |
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| A hive skeleton left at the mercy of termites. Photo and copyrighted by Prof. M.V. Smith, University of Guelph. Viewed: 2933 times. |
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| Tiny ants attacking an Apis dorsata pupa. Yunnan, China. April 7, 2002.* Viewed: 1961 times. |
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| One colony was dead and we found a mother mouse with 5 babies on the bottom board. She ran away, dropping the babies everywhere. I became too softhearted (to a bee pest!) and carefully picked each one, putting them back into the nest, hoping the mother would return. She did return and would ran away each time I checked (although the babies got bigger and attached to her quite tightly in later times) but always returned. April 26, 2003. Viewed: 2238 times. |
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| The mice are now big! almost ready to be weaned. They did disappear totally from the empty bee hive when I checked again around mid May. MSU apiary. May 5, 2003. Viewed: 1754 times. |
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Album: Disease & Pests 
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