Mites . . . Wow . . .

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c10250

October 05, 2009, 09:47:08 AM
Early August I had a drop rate of around 10 per day on a sticky board.  This was a BOOMING hive so I wasn't too concerned. I decided to treat after harvesting with MAII.  I couldn't help myself and pulled the sticky board to take a peek after 1 week.  HOLY COW!!!  I had around 1200 dead mites on the board . . . YIKES!  Not sure if this hive would have made it through the winter with this kind of load.

Ken

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October 05, 2009, 10:05:49 AM
ken
what did you treat with?  I used apiguard and oxalic and monitored only 4 out of 30.  After a week 3 dropped 1000s each.  The boards were red/brown.  The 4th had only about 50.   They must be doing something right

c10250

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October 05, 2009, 10:24:12 AM Last Edit: October 05, 2009, 10:38:57 AM by c10250
I treated with a Mite-Away II formic acid pad.

Cindi

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October 05, 2009, 11:45:42 AM
10 mites a day is a heavy miteload.  10 seen multiply by 100, those hidden are in the brood.  So glad that you treated, you would surely have lost that hive, no ifs, ands or buts....Have a wonderful and most awesome day, health.  Cindi
There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.  The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.  The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee.  Robert Service
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