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Incident Report Number: 2015-2272
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Environment
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
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Terr. Invrtbrt-Honey Bee/Inv.Ter-Abeille
Honey bee
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Agricultural
Abnormal behavioural effects
Death
Reproductive impairment
There were a total of 16 (2 failures) colonies in the bee yard. There were 16 affected colonies. There were an average of 17.2 frames of bees, 6 frames of brood, and 8.9 frames of pollen and honey. The following pests were present in the affected bee yard in the past year; varroa mite (hives 1 & 2). Additional food sources provided to the bees included sugar syrup (until May 31) and pollen patties until end of June. In fall 2013 and July 2014, Mite Away Quick Strips were applied at 2 treatments to the hives to treat Varroa. The bees were actively foraging when incident occurred and actively foraging when questionnaire being filled out. there was a lack of foragers returning to hive. There were 0-500 dead bees observed. Adult bee symptoms included shaking/trembling/twitching, crawling and disoriented. Brood symptoms included; spotty brood production and covered brood cells with propolis. Queen symptoms included; unusual laying pattern, and queens do not seem to know how to lay properly. The weather at the time of the incident was sunny and higher than normal humidity. BeeKeeper stated that he believes that the neonic seed treatment on corn and soybeans is everywhere, and is contaminating all the pollen sources for the bees. -Beekeeper also stated that the bees have capped over pollen in the frames that is contaminated with neonic residue, Bee keeper stated that he believes the frame wax is also contaminated and the honey as well. Samples of dead bees taken had positive detects for thiamethoxam and phosmet. A sample of capped pollen comb had detects for thiamethoxam and Imicloprid.. Sample of pollen comb and live bees had no detected active ingredients.
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