chalkbrood
noun
chalk·brood
ˈchȯk-ˌbrüd 
: a disease of honeybees that is fatal to developing larvae and is caused by a fungus (Ascophaera apis)
Note: Larva affected with chalkbrood become covered by a white, woolly growth and then harden to a chalky white to grayish-black mass.
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In this new study, the authors looked at whether propolis helped stop a fungal infection called chalkbrood that kills larvae.
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Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2012
And when colonies got infected with chalkbrood, bees went looking for resins more often.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2012
Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2012
And when colonies got infected with chalkbrood, bees went looking for resins more often.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2012
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