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Sac Brood



A layer of fluid insulates the pupa from the sac. The larvae itself hangs limply when taken from the sac, and is easily perforated to release fluid contents.

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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