While watching my bee hive entrance, a nurse bee drags out this pupae showing obvious signs of dwarf wing virus, DWV. The virus is transmitted by the Varroa mite.
What I like to see: is nurse bees decapping and removing DWV pupae as you in the photo. A process we call hygenic behavior which is a quality I breed for. So I am excited to see the pupae removed from the hive before the diseased pupae has a chance to hatch. Nurse bees are doing a good job here. I am trying to breed a better bee. BTW, I do not sell queens, this is not a sales pitch. If you want a queen, drive over, I?ll give you a queen.
Cheers