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American Foulbrood
A vertical cut reveals a dead pupa which has dried into a scale.
The pupa lies flat at the bottom of the cell and the remanents of the tongue
extend upwards. It is not unusual for the remains of one or more legs to
protrude upward.
Photos on this page from: Honey Bee
Brood Diseases by Henrik Hansen. There is no better book for field identification
of bee diseases than this!
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