>
> >Are you meaning a field test of the model that did not confirm it, or a
> field
> comparison of washes and drops on the same hives?
>

A field test of about 50 hives that I did a couple of years ago found no
correlation.  I did natural drops for 48 hrs, and then an alcohol wash when
I pulled the stickyboards.  To my surprise, there was no correlation.  A
number of other researchers have published correlations for certain times of
the year, which I incorporated into the model (including Pierre's).

I was interested in the results of your own quick and dirty--I only saw
results for one hive on your website.  At your website I only see the
correlation for one hive (40 by drop; 14 by shake).  I was wondering what
the other two pairs of data were.

>
> (I also recommend him [Pierre Giovenazzo] to associations looking for a
> novel and excellent speaker).


As do I!
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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