In article <[log in to unmask]>, Alan Sharratt <[log in to unmask]> writes >Hello. >Could anybody advise me on the prevention/treatment of the Traecheal Mite, >I am new to Beekeeping and my location is in the North west of England. >Kind regards. >Alan. Dear Alan, My advice on this one would be not to bother. Bees throughout Britain have lived with this mite for many years now and problems of any significance arising from it are now relatively rare. (I am in eastern Scotland) If you have bees raised from any local stock which has been in the area for a few years then it is probably not worth worrying about. If you have a problem with these mites the easiest way to deal with them is probably to requeen from established local stock rather than try to prop up susceptible stock which you would need to do for years to come as the acarine mite is endemic throughout Britain. Hope this helps. Murray -- Murray McGregor