Unhealthy looking adults with a distinctly shiny, greasy, hairless appearance. Bodies appear wet and are darker (blackish) in color.
Bees with this syndrome are infected with acute or chronic bee paralysis viruses (ABPV or CBPV), appear smaller than healthy bees, are dark to black in color, and have a shiny, greasy body appearance. Nest mates are sometimes seen “nibbling” on infected individuals. Such bees are unable to fly, may tremble, and may die within a couple of days.
ABPV; CBPV; wet bees; robbing bees
Moore, PA, Wilson ME, and Skinner JA. 2019 update. Honey Bee Viruses, the Deadly Varroa Mite Associates. Bee Health. Accessed 2023. https://bee-health.extension.org/honey-bee-viruses-the-deadly-varroa-mite-associates/
