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thoughts on 'zombie' fly-interesting article

Posted by knsdye 7 (My Page) on
Thu, Jan 5, 12 at 14:32

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-04/zombie-bee-dieoff/52381196/1

I need to read more about phorid fly, apocephalus borealis, mentioned in this article above as potential involvement of colony collapse. Interested in your impression?

K

Here is a link that might be useful: usa today zombie fly


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RE: thoughts on 'zombie' fly-interesting article

Yes, I was reading another link today.

I don't think we have this issue here, it's a fly which hitches onto the bee while foraging...they think,..not a in house problem, but they need to do more study.

Here is a link that might be useful: Zom-bees:


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RE: thoughts on 'zombie' fly-interesting article

I would think any dead bees found around light traps, which one article mentions, or around hives need to either be burned or sealed in a glass jar until all the fly larva hatch and die.
Dan


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