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Varroa control
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Peter Chiang Mai <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 2 Jun 2012 03:42:27 -0400
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I understand that some people encourage the production of drone cells to combat a varroa infestation since the mites much prefer to populate a drone cell when compared with workers.  Removing the capped drone cells also removes the mites.

Does anyone know why mites act in this way?  Are mites attracted to a drone pheromone or is it the larger cell size?

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