swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Dead bees on porches in area

[Pamela Weimer (pamela.weimer]

Thank you David for taking a look.  Take a plastic bag along to collect a 
sample of the bees to check for phorid fly.  You can seal the bag and then 
watch to see if larvae pop out of the head of bees after about a week, I think. 
 
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> On Sep 30, 2026, at 10:08, Jerry Przybylski <gtp000000 [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
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> Perhaps phorid fly
> 
> A parasite we should know about.
> Not economically significant.
> 
> Https://zombeewarch.org/
> 
> - Jerry
> 
> 
> -- Siri apologizes 4 autocomplete errors...
> 
>> On Sep 30, 2026, at 9:39 AM, Pamela Weimer via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
>> alamedabees.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Caller in Allendale neighborhood says they recently have a lot of dead bees 
>> in front and back porches of apartment building and wonder if a colony has 
>> moved into their building.  She is disabled so can’t investigate herself.  
>> 
>> Anyone near Angelo and Minna streets who could do a drive by and check it 
>> out?  
>> 
>> LMK if you can!
>> 
>> Joan
>> 3955 Angelo Ave (at Minna)
>> 805-607-5575 text first
>> 
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