>>> I counted 24 hr stickies yesterday
>>for a 2-week post follow up. Mite levels were down to about 10-15.
What was the count pre-treatment?
It was a 3-day "count" post first OA dribble. I don't count--I just
separate colonies by a triage system. Low mites (about 15 or
less--potential breeder; medium mites (maybe 100--will need another shot);
and colonies with >100 (take to home yard to give special attention to.
>> I have a high percentage of VSH stock, and most have low mite
>>levels, but the occasional colony is sky high!
Do you think that these might have raised their own queens, and aren't your
VSH queens?
Could be; could also be that the queens did not mate with enough resistant
drones.
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