Current through December 26, 2024
Section 250-RICR-40-10-3.4 - DefinitionsA. "Brood comb" means wax comb produced by the worker bees in a hive for the purpose of giving a place where the queen can lay her eggs and the larvae and pupae may develop.B. "Caged queen honey bees" means a queen honey bee that has been placed in a receptacle suitable for shipment by common carrier.C. "Hives" means any man-made domicile with removable frames for housing honey bees.D. "Nucleus" means a group of honey bees containing a queen bee and any number of worker bees.E. "Nurse bees" means the worker honey bees normally included with the caged queen honey bee when a nucleus is being shipped.F. "Packaged honey bees" means a group of worker honey bees packaged for shipment to beekeepers in other areas. Usually sold by the pound in from one pound to five pound packages.G. "Varroa mite" means a parasitic mite of honeybees, (Varroa jacobsoni) which has been introduced into the U.S. after being brought into this country from its' native Asia. While it is nearly invisible to the eye it is one of the larger mites. This mite feeds on the hemolymph (or blood) directly through the body wall of the adult, developing larvae and pupae in the hive causing high mortality. The mite spreads rapidly via movement of colonies during commercial pollination, import of queens and package bees, and bees, and by drifting and robbing worker bees and drones.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-10-3.4