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Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Especially if done on a regular basis. Especially if his FGMO is laced
with
>thymol ( common practice these days).
Hello Bob!
I agree, using FGMO does make ones success with small cell suspect! And
further more, even applying these things in a non regular basis effects
varroa levels for several years, serving to disguise ‘actual colony
performance‘.
>I NEVER saw a Russian,varroa tolerant or smr hybrid hive I could not find
>varroa or tracheal mites in in fall.
Me either, and in the Spring also. IMO, we need to come to the
realization that it is OK to see a few mites. In the spring, state
inspectors are never satisfied until they have spent enough time in my
colonies to spot a few mites. Required was the 10% inspected for my queen
permit, but I was more than happy to let the State Apiarist inspect every
colony! What I do NOT what to see is a colony exhibiting stress or
pressure at the colony level or performance level because of the mites, a
few mites and NO pressures I do not care much about.
Dee Lusby will tell you you can find
>varroa in her hives but not a problem. Dann Purvis will say you can find
>varroa in his lines. Charlie Harper will say you can find varroa in his
>Russian bees.
You can find varroa in my bees also! It is wonderfully refreshing to see
honest breeders admitting this fact, this is a credit to the industry!
Yes Virginia, Mites can exist in out-performing colonies. :)
>Varroa once they arrive will not be controlled completely even with
>choumaphos or fluvalinate.
Why do we have a zero tolerance for mites in the industry? IMO, Zero
tolerance would be better off directed towards bad performing colonies. A
goal of developing mite resistant colonies that keep varroa numbers to a
level low enough so as to permit the colony to be productive and
outperform is certainly good enough for me.
Best Wishes,
Joe
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