Hi James,
I asked Bart Smith at Beltsville what their current protocol for nosema
testing is. They changed in July, and now test a subsample of 30 bees from
the sample that you send. This is a great improvement, and I commend them.
However, I would not recommend that any commercial beekeeper determine
their nosema control decisions based solely upon a sample of only 30 bees.
Randy Oliver
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