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Absconding
Small abscond from colony to the right; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Absconding
Absconding bees attempting to enter another colony; usurpation; photo by Elaine Timm

Absconding
Absconding colony leaving hive; photo by Lawrence John Connor

Acute bee paralysis virus
Hairless, shiny adult bee, likely with ABPV; photo by University of Florida

Acute bee paralysis virus
ABPV in two bees; photo by Robyn Underwood

Adult bee depopulation
Adult bee depopulation due to apparent pesticide poisoning; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Adult bee depopulation
Too few adult bees to properly care for and maintain proper temperature for brood; photo by The BeeMD photo collection

Adult bee depopulation
Apparent low adult population to adequately ripen honey; small hive beetles, which also appear in the photo, could be the reason for the reduced adult presence; photo by Jennifer Berry, bugwood.org

Adult bee depopulation
Normal frame with a good adult population; photo by The BeeMD photo collection

Adult bee depopulation
Sudden heavy depopulation; dead bees on screen of bottom board due to a spring starvation event; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Africanized honey bees
Africanized honey bee defensive behavior; photo by Maryann Frazier

Africanized honey bees
Africanized honey bees surrounding bee veil; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Africanized honey bees
Africanized honey bees flying around bee veil; photo by Maryann Frazier

Africanized honey bees
Africanized honey bees in front of bee veil; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Africanized honey bees
Africanized bee behavior: running off comb face when colony is opened; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Africanized honey bees
Examining Africanized honey bee colony (note beekeeper protection); photo by Dewey M. Caron

Africanized honey bees
Examining frame of Africanized bees - adult bees abandon frames; photo by Dewey M. Caron

American foulbrood
AFB sunken, perforated cappings; photo by Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University

American foulbrood
Perforated, sunken capped cells characteristic of AFB; photo by Robert Snyder

American foulbrood
Decomposing caramel-colored pupa with AFB, normal larva above; photo by Robert Snyder

American foulbrood
Spotty brood (advanced case); photo by Carolyn Breece Oregon State University

American foulbrood
AFB scale at arrows and at other cells (advanced case); photo by Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University

American foulbrood
AFB advanced stage; photo by The BeeMD photo collection

American foulbrood
AFB advanced stage; photo by Robert Snyder

American foulbrood
Perforated (bottom circles) and sunken (arrows) capped cells and cells showing caramel-colored, decomposing pupa (circles at right) characteristic of AFB; photo by Robert Snyder

American foulbrood
AFB false tongue; photo by Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University

American foulbrood
AFB advanced case; photo by Dewey M. Caron

American foulbrood
AFB dehydrated scales tightly adhering to bottom of cells; photo by Penn State University

American foulbrood
AFB ropy test; photo by The BeeMD photo collection

American foulbrood
AFB ropy test; photo courtesy USDA

American foulbrood
AFB ropy test; photo by Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University

American foulbrood
AFB test kit from Mann Lake catalogue; photo by Dewey M. Caron