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capture the queen - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2010 Gary R. McClellan

capture the queen - Apis mellifera
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
September 11, 2010

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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 12 September, 2010 - 6:56am
Last updated 13 November, 2010 - 9:57am

How does that queen trap work?
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… Scott Nacko, 16 September, 2010 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

 
captured bees
What the image shows is the result of vacuuming up the hive. This was the third time. The bee collectors were fairly certain they caught a queen. The bees on the outside were wanting to get inside the bucket. This collection bucket was between the nozzle and the shop vac.
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