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Re: What do mite samples really indicate?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:59:20 -0800
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>Has anyone done a study where multiple samples were taken from the same
colony at the same time or one consecutive days?

See http://scientificbeekeeping.com/mite-management-update-2013/

>Has anyone ever sampled all the adult bees in a colony to see how many
adult mites are present?

Yes, I and others have.  But total mite pop means little.  It is the
infestation *rate* that is more meaningful, since it relates to the
transmission of viruses, and the ensuing epidemic in the hive.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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