I didn't make it to our monthly beekeepers meeting last friday, but word
is that it is wide spread thruout Washington.  I'm fairly isolated in the
heart of Seattle as far as any other known honeybee hives nearby and my 4
hives are loaded with varroa mites.  I've applied the Apistan strips but
didn't get to it until Dec 5th due long bout with pneumonia in the fall.
There appears to be business as usual from the hives but won't know for
awhile.  Hope I wasn't too late.
 
Teri
 
On Fri, 17 Dec 1993, Jane Beckman wrote:
 
> I notice several mentions of varroa in California.  How widespread
> are varroa, at this point?
>
> I was wondering if I ought to be using some "prophylactic" treatment,
> just as a general precaution.  I already feed terramycin, on a similar
> theory, to keep foulbrood at bay.  What's the general opinion on trying
> to prevent varroa infestation?  I've heard about the Miticur mess.
>
>  -Jane Beckman  [[log in to unmask]]