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Hi Keth Paul and all
Last year, with our early spring, I had high mite counts in July so
treated with mitewipe pads late July through mid-August after
removing the summer honey to the extractor. I checked mite levels
again in early October, after the autumn honey had been removed, and
found that mites were high again, or my formic treatment had failed.
I used Apivar(first chemical strips used since 1999) and lost only
one hive that I can blame on varroa(strong hive, great production,
found dead early winter). This year, with late spring(last frost May
28), I find almost no varroa, so will forgo formic acid mitewipes
unless my next varroa count, late next week, indicates otherwise. I
use oxalic in early December.
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W
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