Nosema/Bee Ailments

[Forester Doug]

Sorry if you have already commented on this bee, but some members have suggested this bee may have nosema, at the very least it has some sort of ailment/parasite. I originally mistook it for a queen with its elongated abdomen and larger size than the other workers. Now looking back at it I see it is swollen, so much that the plates (see photo) of the exoskeleton are actually separating. Any advice welcome. Is this nosema? If not what? And how do I treat? Or is it a random anomaly/laying worker? It came from a hive that has recently had the queen die and a new virgin queen through emergency queen cells if that makes any difference.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Get some thymol emulsion into their feed

 

[Apple]

Get some thymol emulsion into their feed

as above.
IF you have access to a microscope or have a microscopist in your bee association.. take 20 or so workers and crush up and look for the nosema animicules under the microscope.. quick search of google will show you how ( or send away a sample)
Chons da

 

[pargyle]

as above.
IF you have access to a microscope or have a microscopist in your bee association.. take 20 or so workers and crush up and look for the nosema animicules under the microscope.. quick search of google will show you how ( or send away a sample)
Chons da

http://scientificbeekeeping.com/sick-bees-part-13-simple-microscopy-of-nosema/

 

[Swarm]

What are the rest of them like? Bit strange for nosema to only affect a single bee.

 

[Erichalfbee]

http://scientificbeekeeping.com/sick-bees-part-13-simple-microscopy-of-nosema/

"Quick Squash"
It's what I use

 

[Forester Doug]

What are the rest of them like? Bit strange for nosema to only affect a single bee.

Seemed to be just the one, I wasn't looking for them though, merely the queen, it could be that this one was the worst affected- to the point I mistook it for a queen, and others slipped under the radar

 

[masterBK]

It looks like the bee has a swollen abdomen due to a distended rectum and unable for some reason to go out on a cleansing flight. Can occur with chronic bee paralysis syndrome 1 as well as Nosema. In the old days we saw it with Acarine but not seen any Acarine for decades.