My uncle invested in 10 nuke hives from a reputable provider in QLD. Within three weeks all hives with hive beetle, which apparently is expected these days and one hive we discovered at the three week mark we believe is chalkbrood. It was surprising as he said never came across it last time he kept bees which was the 80's.
Anyway, chalkbrood is in just one 5 frame hive but next to another 4 boxes on the one long stand.
Should this hive be moved out, or do we just let them continue battling the chalkbrood until they are ready for large boxes?
And do you guys decontiminate yourselves after checking or dealing with a hive with chalkbrood? Is it technically a quarantine type situation?
Apart from keeping the hive fed and strong anything else worth doing?