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Of note is the darker brown colour due to age. This image illustrates the contents of an AFB infected cell that is at the midpoint between a 'wet' ropable larvae and a dry black scale. Of note is the darker brown colour due to age, the glossy appearance and the more gelatinous nature of the cell contents. Additionally, the volume of the cell contents is substantially less. Photo supplied by Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/110ae405-31c1-4423-ab70-a337f6f02587/Rixon-16-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image illustrates the coffee colour development in two larvae. Note also the horizontal lines sometimes seen that is referred to as 'loss of body segmentation'. 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Note the shiny appearance, the even tone of colour and the way a slumping larvae appears to rise up at the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/7158fd52-6c38-4afd-aace-4df37cad301b/Tim-Sharp-roping-out-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Roping out - photo by Tim Sharp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/93085bcc-f985-41e6-9b03-3a875a81cada/Rixon-Photo-18-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Two decomposing larvae. The brown/black prepupal heads are foreground in the cells. Note the distinct coffee colour in comparison to healthy eggs and larvae. Photo supplied by Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/b33f24eb-ddbf-4ecc-b53d-39099f1317a5/Rixon-15-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Partial cell capping removal and from the dark within, mouth cartilage and tongue in early development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/b4fc6135-6fb3-4f16-bdef-7219e2ebaa9a/Rixon-Photo-5-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Four AFB-infected cells in a hive. Larval colour darkens with time, contents become tacky, and material lessens. Blackened, sunken, and perforated cappings are also visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/2dab95ff-4468-4e2c-a6d8-ed45c35aa7a0/Rixon-10-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows five AFB-infected larvae and pupae. It highlights three slumping stages, two pupal infection stages with visible mouthparts and tongue, and desiccation shrinkage. Photo: Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/39f5a058-db36-474f-b237-fc774abd44f0/Rixon-Photo-6-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows the colour, texture, and volume of a long-term AFB-infected cell. The roping length has reduced, and little material remains on the matchstick. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/30488507-bbc9-4414-9f4c-f3815422e3c2/Rixon-Photo-3-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows a desiccated AFB variation with a dry scale body and dried pupal tongue. The black, glossy scale has creased edges due to desiccation. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/cfcba92e-d60c-4e67-bd97-599894c88107/Rixon-Photo-2-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows four slumped larvae with a concave shape (three below center, one top right). Three perforated cappings at the top vary from pinholes to fully exposed cells. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/0b8da972-f77d-450d-a17a-6216c8a36aa4/Pupal-Tongue-4-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Pupa tongue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/341bded1-61ed-4b58-a278-7935dc7bfe35/Rixon-Photo-1-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows a larva decomposing at the pupal stage. It has a uniform coffee colour, lost segmentation, and is just starting to slump into a concave state. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/2b0d5090-25c4-46ee-afce-b5ad0a84d775/Rixon-17-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows a slumping larva with faint horizontal lines and a raised rear. Its pale colour indicates an early stage, photographed on a sunny day. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/1884fff8-3946-4c76-ade8-ce8274a7d59f/Image-4220-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Photo shows AFB slumped in a cell surrounded by eggs. Bees have removed 90% of the cell cap but haven’t yet cleared the infected contents. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/846456ce-106d-43bd-8cc9-72df46974a5e/Rixon-12-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows two decomposing pupa side by side. Note the slight colour variation and shape difference with the two pupa. Photo supplied by Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/9620f790-3b23-4522-9a3a-6c455aebe1f1/Rixon-5-1-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows AFB in older frames. An infected pupa with pupal tongue is found away from the brood, in crystallized honey. Matchstick shows size. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/1fa97bd5-f39d-4c1a-8993-70bf9cf952e2/Rixon-3-scaled-300x300%281%29.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows five desiccated shiny black scales. The scales adhere firmly to the cell floor and can't be pulled out with a matchstick. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/71f49f06-fdaa-490c-8be8-9a1864c37efb/Rixon-6-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This heavily infected AFB frame shows darkened, greasy, and sunken caps. Perforations range from tiny pinholes to large chewed caps. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/5757dc84-12fb-45fc-a527-543b661fd43f/Rixon-5-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows a common response to stirring an AFB-infected cell. A bee begins licking the material. The cell will be empty within hours. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/d7d9fffd-7710-4bdf-a9e2-cbb40d4199d9/Pupal-Tongue-2-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Pupa tongue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/af5955a9-eb22-4c55-a2ff-ef0a8697018a/Rixon-4-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows four cells with clear signs of AFB. Photo supplied by Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/b9f712f9-5365-4785-b6e4-79ab6b541dc7/Rixon-2-scaled-300x300%281%29.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows an unusual case: two bee pupae in one cell, both collapsed with AFB and displaying pupal tongues. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/1b83b31e-48f2-4e4d-9799-8d3135c584f7/Rixon-3-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This image shows two AFB-infected cells in an interim stage between coffee-coloured and desiccated black scale. Note the uniform colour, texture, and glossy appearance. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/e18c78b1-a796-41a6-a4e2-b4fdf3d47760/Kintail-1-Frame-with-AFB-James-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Frame with AFB, photo courtesy of Kintail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/3420ea8e-afee-4fd5-a2f7-cb0d43666e25/IMG-2-AFB-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Uncapping a sunken perforated cell exposed an AFB-infected larva that died at pupal stage. Note the infected cell surrounded by fresh egg cells. Photo: Jason Ward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/e8001219-4fe1-419a-93bf-0eea1a154f90/John-Graham-burning-AFB-infected-hive-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Burning AFB infected hive, photo courtesy of John Graham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/20b3f56a-f36e-4894-8c12-631e22e3a36e/Image-5220-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows two views of AFB: left, late onset with coffee colour and pupal tongue; right, slumped AFB larva with lost segmentation. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/31fa1f73-f4ae-4da4-9ca8-2a5c00648d56/IMG-5-AFB-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - After uncapping sunken perforated cells, AFB larvae were found. Top: AFB larva died at pupal stage, bottom: AFB larva at pre-pupal stage. Photo: Jason Ward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/0e917dce-2bd9-4f87-af41-c001adc3bc69/Kintail-3-AFB-killed-larva-at-pupal-stage-AFB--300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - AFB killed larva at pupal stage AFB, courtesy of Kintail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/18ea73fe-2ba0-4b07-89d6-f6d9f348d04a/mir_20190811_151544-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Scale - photo courtesy of Bob Russell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/e0303c03-ca47-4d2f-b08c-7a4471d96fc3/Photo-3-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows AFB roping out to 30mm. Note the consistent colour and texture with no lumps or watery areas, just before snapping off. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/21834c35-fffc-4d21-b565-f71509242aad/Imagine-32-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows AFB material roping out under UV light, just before separating. It’s even in consistency with no lumps or inclusions. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/5048ab5e-e3df-49c2-9a7b-3d7f6dc053de/Image-428-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows AFB with a spotty brood pattern. Note the perforated cappings, including one cell where AFB is visible inside. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/1f348bf5-3a68-42a2-8e01-2225382cf139/Image-920-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - This photo shows a slumped AFB larva with lost body segments and horizontal lines. Bees removed 90% of the capping but left the infected material. Photo: Murray Rixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/36af1507-909a-459c-bbae-dc75b825bf04/Image-640-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Photo illustrates the coffee coloured AFB. Note the loss of body segments - Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/607d6932-c68d-4dce-9235-9e157c7f5e19/Greasy-sunken-capping-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Greasy sunken perforated cells, pupal tongue and pre-pupal AFB scale in dead out hive - photo courtesy of Lott Larson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/77ac74b2-fdf2-4cb8-b339-88f33c192a50/Image-418-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Photo illustrates AFB scale. It is shiny black, hardened, difficult to remove. Will fluoresce under UV light - Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/de7bab40-e813-4ac1-8fba-d47a24a586ec/Image-214-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Burning AFB infected hives - Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/8b5913db-f36d-4db0-9e5a-65f1340a9b48/Double-Tongue-3-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Rare finding two AFB pupal tongue in the same cell. Photo supplied by Matt Tubbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/818c4a71-f44e-4a7b-b146-b89a75e49098/Chris-Crook-3-burning-of-AFB-infected-hive-in-backyard-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Burning of AFB infected hive in backyard, photo courtesy of Chris Crook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/bdccfa20-af21-4c40-8c0f-83589e8221e1/Chris-Crook-2-making-a-killed-AFB-positive-hive-bee-proof-and-preparing-it-for-safe-transport-to-the-burning-pit_LI-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Making a killed AFB positive hive bee proof and preparing it for safe transport to the burning pit, photo courtesy of Chris Crook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/cb072589-47dc-42e7-a583-7c6d78cb22dc/Chris-Crook-1-AFB-ropiness-test-on-newly-killed-AFB-affected-larva-1-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - AFB ropiness test on newly killed AFB affected larva photo courtesy of Chris Crook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/0e9a25e1-2ccd-45f5-9e3e-20d8d566d306/AFB-Larva-scaled-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Infected AFB larva that died at the pupal stage. The white margins of the body are still clearly visible. Photo courtesy of Murray Rixon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/2c6d2cf6-eef9-4c7d-b625-c5d28921af4c/AFB-Pupal-Scale2-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - AFB Pupa scale photo courtesy of Bob Russell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/d1f8735b-61fe-4bcf-8635-50236889382d/20190614_194153-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Pupa tongue courtesy of Bob Russell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/59637fd6-cdd8-4a8b-bc92-165ae2bfa3ea/20190811_152042-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Roping out - photo courtesy of Bob Russell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/672157f6c1b1f56a8560a738/d5c2cc90-bca1-4c19-a1d0-de15cd0b37cc/20191105_123959-300x300.jpg Photos of AFB - Roping out - note the consistent colour and texture. 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