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- From: "Janet Austin" <jcaustin AT visionet.org>
- To: "'Orange County, NC Beekeepers'" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] tiny larvae
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:10:02 -0400
Title: Message
Elizabeth,
The
larvae could be from any of a number of little beasties that hang around hives.
These were taking advantage of the warmth, chowing down on the
litter and protected from the bees by the screen.
Of
course the ones to watch out for are wax moths and small hive beetles. Both of
these larvae will be bigger than 1/4 inch. Wax moth larvae are greyish white and
have legs all along their bodies, just like catepillars (which they are). They
move along like inch worms. Here are some pictures: http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/Disorders/wax_moths.htm
Small
hive beetles are white. They only have legs on the first few segments of their
bodies, not all along the length. So when they move, they drag the back end
along behind (more like the way a slug moves, not an inching motion). Here are
some pics: http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/Disorders/wax_moths.htm
My
guess is that the small beige larvae you see are probably from something
innocent and ordinary, nothing to worry about.
Randall Austin
-----Original Message-----When we put the sticky boards under our hives for 24 hours to check on mite population, in addition to some mites we found a good number of small larvae, about 1/4 inch in length, beige in color. What the heck are these!!!?????
From: ocba-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:ocba-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Elisabeth Curtis
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:44 PM
To: Orange County Bees
Subject: [ocba] tiny larvae
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[ocba] tiny larvae,
Elisabeth Curtis, 03/18/2007
- Re: [ocba] tiny larvae, Tom Wright, 03/18/2007
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Re: [ocba] tiny larvae,
Janet Austin, 03/18/2007
- Re: [ocba] tiny larvae, Janet Austin, 03/18/2007
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