>
> > I caution you not to expect too much from the product if your colonies
> contain brood.


Yes I realize it only is only effective when mites are on the adult bees
and it needs to be repeated several times if no other treatment will be
used. The strips are made to go in deep boxes so they are long, many here
use 3 medium for hive bodies (I use deeps) and I was wondering if it is
effective to use the strips in the middle box and top box skipping the
bottom box since the strips would hit the bottom board. It would be 4
strips for thirty frames, they recommend 2 strips for ten frames. I know
people will be asking me and I would like to have an idea on how use these
sticky messy things with what ever hive configuration they have. I got to
try them out when in Florida.. what a mess.

My thoughts are the HopGuard would be useful when supers are on and
temperatures are sketchy for MAQS. We had a mild winter and we will have
earlier than usual mite problems in our hives. The temperatures in August
have started out hot. If I have a hive with a high mite count I may use
Hopguard for two treatments to get them to cooler weather knocking down
some of the mites and then put on MAQS.

After reading the problems Switzerland had when they had a mild winter as
we just did I do not want to think I can get away with business as usual
when it comes to this seasons mite treatments.
http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/varroa-mites-devastate-half-of-all-bee-colonies-in.shtml?30782

Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated.

Hope see some of you at EAS.

Karen T-K

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