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Mite Monitoring Methods


Sick Bees – Part 11: Parasite Monitoring

First published in: ABJ June 2011

Sick Bees Part 11: Parasite Monitoring Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in ABJ August 2011 Last month I was presumptuous enough to try to boil successful beekeeping down to four basic rules. Giving the bees a dry home with plenty of honey is pretty obvious, so I’m going to make the other three easy to […]

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IPM 4 Fighting Varroa : Reconnaissance Mite Sampling Methods and Thresholds

Integrated Pest Management 4: Fighting Varroa Reconnaissance Mite Sampling Methods and Thresholds © Randy Oliver 2006 ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in March 2007   Three strategies I’ve found that always fail when battling varroa are: 1. Denial—“I haven’t seen any mites, so my mite levels must be low.” 2. Wishful thinking—“I haven’t seen very […]

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