On-site at the apiary / national (managed honey bee colonies)
Nosema disease field-sign observation and free-lab sampling referral — apiary / national.
Collect a sample of dying or recently dead bees and send it to a free USDA lab for Nosema examination. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $95 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofField signs recorded as nonspecific, never a diagnosis + At least 100 dying or recent-dead bees collected + Bees soaked in 70% alcohol, excess poured before shipping + Sample sent to the free USDA Beltsville lab + Species-level result never claimed by this packet or the lab + Treatment decision routed to extension or the state apiarist
- Open until2027-01-22
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Collect a sample of dying or recently dead bees and send it to a free USDA lab for Nosema examination. A dwindling colony with adequate stores can carry Nosema, but no field sign proves it, and even the federal reference laboratory that examines the sample for free cannot say which species is present -- so a keeper needs an honest sampling routine, not a guess from symptoms alone.
Fund it for $95. Proof lands onchain when it's done.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- A collection container for at least 100 bees
- 70% ethyl, methyl, or isopropyl alcohol
- A leak-proof container for shipping
- Paper bags or newspaper (never plastic, foil, or glass) if also submitting a brood-comb section
- A notebook or phone to log field signs and the shipping date
Steps
- 1. Observe and log field signs (dwindling adult population despite adequate stores, poor spring buildup, reduced honey yield) as nonspecific observations, never as a diagnosis.
- 2. Collect at least 100 bees, preferring bees that are dying or died very recently; decomposed bees are unsatisfactory for examination.
- 3. Soak the bees in 70% ethyl, methyl, or isopropyl alcohol as soon as possible after collection, and pack them in a leak-proof container.
- 4. If also submitting a brood-comb sample, cut a section at least 2x2 inches containing as much dead or discolored brood as possible, with no honey present, wrapped in paper or newspaper inside a cardboard box.
- 5. Just before shipping, pour off all excess alcohol, since major carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx) do not accept shipments containing alcohol.
- 6. Mail the sample to the USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory's Bee Disease Diagnosis Service with a brief problem description and the keeper's name, address, phone, and/or email.
- 7. Record the lab's result as genus-level only (Nosema present or absent); never record or imply a species-level (N. apis vs N. ceranae) result, since the lab itself does not provide one.
- 8. Route any treatment decision to the state apiarist or Cooperative Extension under current label law; never self-prescribe fumagillin or any other treatment from this packet.
What counts as done
- Field signs (dwindling population, poor buildup, reduced honey yield) recorded as nonspecific observations, never recorded as a Nosema diagnosis
- At least 100 bees collected, preferring dying or very recently dead bees over decomposed specimens
- Bees soaked in 70% ethyl, methyl, or isopropyl alcohol, packed leak-proof, with excess alcohol poured off before shipping per carrier restrictions
- Sample mailed to the USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory's free Bee Disease Diagnosis Service with a brief problem description and contact information
- Any lab result recorded as genus-level (Nosema present or absent) only, never as a species-level (N. apis vs N. ceranae) determination this service does not provide
- Any treatment decision routed to the state apiarist or Cooperative Extension under current label law, never self-prescribed from this packet
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
What is promised, and what is not
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