(from the article `beekeeping`) Chalk brood is caused by the fungus Ascosphaera apis. The larvae victims of this disease have a chalky, white appearance. Stonebrood, which affects ...
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A disease in which the causative fungus, Aspergillus flavus attacks and kills bees in larval stage. Deceased brood, referred to as "mummies", are solid and green in appearance; green growth is powdery. Symptoms are similar, but quite different from, Chalkbrood. No treatment is usually necessary.
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