Mite question

nepenthes · April 27, 2007, 06:02:22 PM

Is this Damage from being an older bee or Mite damage?

Ive seen it on a couple bee's but not many.

Understudy · April 27, 2007, 06:14:42 PM

That could be older bee or close call with say a bird, I don't think that is mite damage.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Jerrymac · April 27, 2007, 06:47:13 PM

I think that bee has flown a few miles. Lots of hair lose and tattered wings.

Dane Bramage · April 27, 2007, 07:00:33 PM

Quote from: Jerrymac on April 27, 2007, 06:47:13 PM
Lots of hair lose...

+1
BPB - bee pattern baldness. heh

nepenthes · April 27, 2007, 07:17:02 PM

Ahhh good point I wasnt paying attention to the hairlessness, just the wings.

Thanks!

Understudy · April 27, 2007, 07:21:22 PM

Quote from: nepenthes on April 27, 2007, 07:17:02 PM
Ahhh good point I wasnt paying attention to the hairlessness, just the wings.

Thanks!

It's not hairlessness, it's follicly challenged.

:mrgreen:

Sincerely,
Brendhan

nepenthes · April 27, 2007, 08:11:52 PM

Yea shes been around the hive a few times.

Mici · April 27, 2007, 08:20:21 PM

she could be one of the agressive ones, i've seen quite a few of them, the best way to see them is by the water source.
they fight a lot, and loose a lot-of hair, anyway this day, i was..like usual, busy, very busy :-D watching the bees drinking water, and there was this bee, running around like mad and chasing off any bee she encountered, like.."my house", she was there for at least 15 minutes, i even filmed her a bit.