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13-03-2011, 02:42 PM
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| | | Bees eggs or pest eggs?
Hi everyone ! Yesterday our Willow tree was absolutely buzzing! thousands of Bees big Bumbles and the smaller honey Bees !
I took some photos - one of the Bumbles has "eggs" on it ! I shall try and upload photos !
Does anyone know if these are pests or what ? |
13-03-2011, 02:47 PM
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| | | Re: Bees eggs or pest eggs?
Possibly phoretic mites on the bumblebee? |
13-03-2011, 02:47 PM
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| | | Re: Bees eggs or pest eggs?
If they're reddish they're most likely to be mites - but await a photograph! |
13-03-2011, 02:47 PM
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| | | Re: Bees eggs or pest eggs?
Here is a photo  |
13-03-2011, 02:51 PM
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| | | Re: Bees eggs or pest eggs?
Yes, they're mites. They don't do any damage in the way that ticks do, as aeshna said, they're phoretic, just hitching a ride. However, they can block insects' spiracles (breathing tubes) and genitalia causing long-term damage. Hopefully these are only on the overwintered queens? |
13-03-2011, 04:30 PM
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| | | Re: Bees eggs or pest eggs?
Thank You aeshna and Paul !
Phew glad its not some killer illness to Bees! | | |
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