1. Not only do diseases and viruses harm bees, but also pesticides, insecticides, and various animals including bears, cattle, birds, ants, frogs, toads, and many more.
2. Bee's can be effected by many different viruses and diseases. Reading about these, the one that interested me the most was bee paralysis. This virus only affects adult bees. A bee keeper will notice hairless glossy bees, bees crawling on the ground around the hive, or bees trembling on the landing board unable to fly.
3. The most serious disease a hive can get is American foulbrood. This disease is caused by Bacillus larvae and can be identified from a shot gun appearance of the capped broad. The capping will also be sunken and have some holes in it. If you open the cells they will contain a gooey tobacco spit coulered substance.
Have the bees at the school ever had a disease/virus or been attacked by pests?
So far no pests at school, except yellowjackets. They can be a real menace in the fall.
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