Compiled by David Lamont, Bradford Beekeepers Association Disease & Pests You will be shown a number of pictures depicting some aspect of bee health or disease including pests. Compiled by David Lamont, Bradford Beekeepers Association www.bradfordbeekeepers.co.uk

Larvae with spines on back Small Hive Beatle

Twisted, molten and discoloured larvae European Foul Brood

Domed Cappings, biscuit coloured Healthy sealed brood

Eggs & pollen in base of cells Young Queen

Dead imago (adult) bee emerging from its cell Break down of brood Parasitic Mite Syndrome (Varroa damage)

Irregular surface of brood like a mountain range, Drone cappings Drone laying queen (failed queen only laying unfertilised eggs)

Cluster of dead bees – head in to cells. No stores Starvation

Parasitic Mite Syndrome (Varroa damage) Deformed wings on workers adjacent to the queen, Breakdown off brood pattern Parasitic Mite Syndrome (Varroa damage)

Three eggs grouped on sidewall. Laying Worker

Scale in cell American Foul Brood

Greater Wax Moth Infestation White pupae cases Greater Wax Moth Infestation

Dinner plate brood looking like a digestive biscuit Dinner plate brood looking like a digestive biscuit. Holes in brood where the foundation support wire is. Healthy Brood

Molten, twisted, discoloured larvae, Perforated sealed brood European Foul Brood

Coffee coloured pre-pupae. Tongue fixed to top of cell American Foul Brood

Sign of dysentery, Possibly Nosema Faeces on hive Sign of dysentery, Possibly Nosema

Grains of granulated stores in comb Grains of granulated stores in comb. Rough, sand paper like edge to cells. Robbed out comb

Parasitic Mite Syndrome (Varroa damage) Break down of brood pattern. Dead emerging imago bees. Deformed wings on imago bee Parasitic Mite Syndrome (Varroa damage)

Sign of virus infection Black shiny bee Sign of virus infection

What is This Lesser wax moth

What is This Greater wax moth

White hard lumps of dead brood Chalk Brood

Compiled by David Lamont, Bradford Beekeepers Association Disease & Pests Compiled by David Lamont, Bradford Beekeepers Association www.bradfordbeekeepers.co.uk