Date sent:              Fri, 6 Nov 1998 09:56:10 -0600
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From:                   AL <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Re: Mite losses in July/August
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> This is an angle I don't fully understand. It runs contrary to a notion
> of mite control in which the *absence* of drones leads to a reduced mite
> population. Absence of drones means absence of mite incubators - or at
> least the mite's preferred incubator. The drone cell size and the drone
 
Following this thread brings to mind a question I raised some time
ago and didn't get an answer. While I now agree with the premise
of reducing drones as a means of controlling Varroa mites.
         What are queen breeders to do? We need as many drones as
we can get, even to the point of raising drones from drone mother
hives.
        Any one got any suggestions?
 
 
 
 
 
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