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Swarm - a group of worker bees and a queen (usually the old one) that leave the hive to establish a new <br /> colony; a word formerly used to describe a hive or colony of bees. <br /> • Swarm cells - queen cells that are built usually on the bottom edges of the combs in the brood chamber before <br /> a colony swarms. <br /> Telescoping cover- a hive cover, used with an inner cover that extends downward several inches on all four <br /> sides of a hive. <br /> Tracheal mites - Parasitic mites, Acarapis woodi, that enter the breathing tubes, or trachea, of adult honey <br /> bees to mate and feed on the hemolymph (blood) of bees by piercing the tracheal wall. Currently uncommon in <br /> the US. <br /> Uncapping - cutting a thin layer from a comb surface to remove the wax covering from sealed cells of honey. <br /> Uncapping knife - a knife, usually heated, for cutting the wax cappings from honey comb. <br /> Uniting - combining one honey bee colony with another. <br /> Unsealed brood - eggs and larvae in open cells. <br /> Varroa mites - Parasitic mites, Varroa destructor, that enter uncapped brood cells and feed on fat bodies of <br /> • developing pupae causing the bee to emerge with an decreased lifespan, suppressed immune system, and <br /> often higher virus loads. The mites can kill bee colonies or cause severe damage. <br /> Virgin queen - a queen that has not mated. <br /> Wax moth - an insect (Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella and Lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella) whose <br /> larvae feed on and destroy honey bee combs. <br /> Wired foundation - comb foundation manufactured with vertical wires embedded in it for added strength. <br /> Wiring - installing tinned wire in frames as support for combs. <br /> Yard - a place where bees are kept; also called an "apiary." <br /> • <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 89 <br />