Experiment Two |
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| Objective: to determine if it is advantageous to feed fumigillan in patties in the spring. | ||
| Method: Pollen
supplement patties were made with and without fumigillan in the recipe. As I visited each
yard, a 1 lb (approx) patty was placed on the top bars of all colonies. I selected 1
pallet and collected fees from the underside of the inner pillow from all 4 colonies (or 3
if there were only 3 available). I intend to sample these same colonies in a few weeks. Question: Will there be a difference between those colonies that received fumigillan in the patty and those that did not? If so, how much? |
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Nosema spore count before Fumigillan patty application |
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| # | Millions of Spores/bee |
Treatment (See Note) |
| 1 | 4.00 | N |
| 2 | 40.00 | N |
| 3 | 0.05 | N |
| 4 | 0.00 | N |
| 5 | 6.00 | N |
| 6 | 0.00 | N |
| 7 | 4.00 | N |
8 |
0.05 | N |
| 9 | 1.20 | N |
| 10 | 0.05 | N |
| 11 | 0.65 | N |
| 12 | 0.90 | N |
| 13 | 0.00 | D |
| 14 | 0.00 | D |
| 15 | 0.00 | D |
| 16 | 0.05 | D |
| 17 | 4.75 | Y |
| 18 | 0.00 | Y |
| 19 | 4.75 | Y |
| 20 | 0.00 | Y |
| 21 | 0.00 | Y |
| 22 | 15 or 0 | Y |
| 23 | 0.00 | Y |
| 24 | 15 or 0 | Y |
| 25 | 0.00 | Y |
| 26 | 0.00 | Y |
| 27 | 0.00 | Y |
| 28 | 0.05 | Y |
| 29 | 0.00 | Y |
| 30 | 0.00 | Y |
| 31 | ? | Y |
| 32 | 0.00 | Y |
| 33 | 20+ | Y |
| 34 | 0.00 | Y |
| * = these samples may have been switched | ||
| Fumigillan Dose in Patties: | D = 9.5 g /100 colonies | |
| Y = 4.75 g/100 colonies | ||
| N = None | ||
Nosema 98 |
before patty: |
Fumigillan |
at pollen |
reduced |
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million |
Yes/No |
flow |
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spores/bee |
Double |
million |
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spores/bee |
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1 |
Kalisvart |
4.00 |
N |
2.5 |
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2 |
Derouin |
40.00 |
N |
0 |
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3 |
Vischer (W) |
0.05 |
N |
4 |
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4 |
Vischer (S) |
0.00 |
N |
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5 |
Vischer (N) |
6.00 |
N |
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6 |
Yakimetz |
0.00 |
N |
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7 |
Schwing |
4.00 |
N |
0 |
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8 |
Hein |
0.05 |
N |
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9 |
Amelia |
1.20 |
N |
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10 |
Sharron |
0.05 |
N |
1 |
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11 |
Pasay (Vic) |
0.65 |
N |
0.05 |
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12 |
Pasay (S) |
0.90 |
N |
1.45 |
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13 |
Kuchmak |
0.00 |
D |
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14 |
Pasay (N) |
0.00 |
D |
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15 |
Kotyk |
0.00 |
D |
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16 |
Weeks |
0.05 |
D |
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17 |
Rozak |
4.75 |
Y |
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18 |
McRobbie |
0.00 |
Y |
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19 |
Walters |
4.75 |
Y |
0 |
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20 |
Andersen |
0.00 |
Y |
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21 |
Andersen-E |
0.00 |
Y |
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22 |
Abramski * |
15 or 0 |
Y |
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23 |
Andersen-W |
0.00 |
Y |
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24 |
Milligan * |
15 or 0 |
Y |
0.6 |
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25 |
Scopick |
0.00 |
Y |
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26 |
Schafer |
0.00 |
Y |
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27 |
Tuckey |
0.00 |
Y |
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28 |
Pasnak |
0.05 |
Y |
0 |
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29 |
Thereux |
0.00 |
Y |
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30 |
Prins (S) |
0.00 |
Y |
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31 |
Deveaux |
? |
Y |
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32 |
Goutbeck |
0.00 |
Y |
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33 |
Prins (E) |
20+ |
Y |
2.35 |
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34 |
Boisjoli |
0.00 |
Y |
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Note Fumigillan D = 9.5 g /100 colonies Y = 4.75 g/100 colonies
* these samples may have been switched