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    Had to dispatch a deformed virgin queen today; running around in the hive but with stumps for wings. She looked odd and unhealthy anyway. Is this a result of varroa mites getting into a developing queen cell?
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    I have heard a couple of people comment that they have found mites in a queen cell so varroa has to be the prime suspect.
    A couple of years ago I noticed that some queen cells which were chilled produced virgins with deformed wings.

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