>
> >He told me that I was the only person that didn't look at him like he was
> from Mars when he told me that the varroa levels  in that hive actually go
> DOWN later in the year...say from mid  spring to mid summer.


Well, John, Dr Amanda Ellis' data certainly support this!  So you have
*scientific* confirmation  :)


>
> >Now the means by which I count mites is through percent drone
> infestation-don't know his.


John, this method is highly unreliable--it can vary hugely for the same
infestation level.  Indeed, I was suprised by the lack of correlation in
mites in drone brood vs mite level by alcohol wash last week in the almonds.


>
> >Randy you noted that hives enclosed in greenhouses only survived 2 cycles
> of brood on supplemental feeding only.  Do you know the "symptoms" that were
> shown in the hives before they died?


Sorry, I can't remember the specific description.  Dr DeGrandi Hoffman would
be the one to ask.

Randy Oliver

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