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Topic: effects

No Negative Effect From Extended Exposure To Amitraz

No Negative Effect From Extended Exposure To Amitraz Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in July 2015 Why are we hearing of elevated rates of queen loss and poor survivability of colonies these days? Could it have anything to do with sublethal effects of the commonly used miticide amitraz? Introduction Last spring I ran...

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Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline: Part 7a – The Swarming Impulse

Understanding Colony Buildup and Decline – Part 7a The Swarming Impulse Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in Aug 2015 CONTENTS The Swarming Impulse Terminology Reproductive Swarming And Emergency Swarming The Effect Of Swarming Upon The Colony Predicting Swarming Issuance Of The Swarm Acknowledgements References One of the main challenges of keeping bees for...

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