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.

Offer to pay $95. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.

What it looks like: A beekeeper drops freshly dead bees into a vial of rubbing alcohol at the hive entrance before mailing the sealed sample to a federal laboratory.
A description of this kind of work, not a record that it happened here.
Where: On-site at the apiary / national (managed honey bee colonies). Open the map
Pay: $95 proposed
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Proof: Field 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
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Level: entry: anyone can start here
Open until: 2027-01-22
Posted by: 0x034F…6c89
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Safety, read before you claim

This is sampling and referral only, never a species diagnosis or a treatment. The USDA lab itself does not determine which Nosema species is present, so any treatment decision follows a clinician-equivalent route: the state apiarist or Cooperative Extension, under current label law.

The full safety list for this job:

The USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory's Bee Disease Diagnosis Service (Beltsville, MD) is free and accepts samples from the US and its territories only; mailing address and current contact are published on the lab's own site and should be confirmed before shipping.
Decomposed bees are unsatisfactory for examination; select dying or very recently dead bees whenever possible.
Alcohol-soaked samples must have excess alcohol poured off before shipping, since USPS, UPS, and FedEx do not accept shipments containing free alcohol.
Fumagillin, the labeled apiary treatment for Nosema, is never DIY-recommended from this packet; any treatment decision follows the product's current label and the state apiarist's or Cooperative Extension's guidance.

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

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