Hi Keth Paul and all

Last year, with our early spring, I had high mite counts in July so  
treated with mitewipe pads late July through mid-August after  
removing the summer honey to the extractor.  I checked mite levels  
again in early October, after the autumn honey had been removed, and  
found that mites were high again, or my formic treatment had failed.   
I used Apivar(first chemical strips used since 1999) and lost only  
one hive that I can blame on varroa(strong hive, great production,  
found dead early winter).  This year, with late spring(last frost May  
28), I find almost no varroa, so will forgo formic acid mitewipes  
unless my next varroa count, late next week, indicates otherwise.  I  
use oxalic in early December.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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