>> >NMD has been widely denigrated due to the fact that a 24-hr drop can >> be quite deceptive. IMO, that problem goes away if the drops are taken >> over a week or so and even more so if repeated periodically or run >> continuously. >Just a warning for those in areas of small ants. They love dead varroa and >take them out of the sampling tray or hive bottom. I am doing drops right now and see several red ants on the drop board whenever I pull it out. So far, I see no mites. How efficient are ants in removing the mites? *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm