The APHIS 2011/2012 Honey Bee Pest and Disease Survey report
This report details the result of a year long, 35 state honey bee survey that, as a primary goal, looked for invasive species such as the parasitic mite, Tropilaelaps spp., the Asian honey bee, A. cerana and Slow Paralysis virus (SPV), not known to be in the US at this time. Further honey bee health data were collected and will be added to the Bee Informed Partnership database to help interpret ongoing and future epidemiological studies. This report and previous year reports are available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/honey_bees/index.shtml
Started with 4 colonies and so far haven’t lost any.
Started one last season didn’t make it through the first part of winter …. looked like a combination of pesticides, Varroa and then mice chewed there way in and that was the final straw …
for your survey I lost all 10 colonies between Dec. & Jan,
Had two hives going into winter with only one surviving and the other is not doing all that well.
SHB bait for beetle traps that you said you were testing???
I could sure use it now………..