> So maybe some of you can try and replicate my results and try some basic
dishwasher detergents for mite washes and see if they are as effective as
Dawn for you, but without the suds.
Thank you for you suggestion Chuck! I actually already have. Please refer
to Fig. 15 at Refining the Mite Wash: Part 4 - Comparing the Release
Agents - Scientific Beekeeping
<https://scientificbeekeeping.com/refining-the-mite-wash-part-4-comparing-the-release-agents/>
Contrary to your results, in both that set of comparisons (and other
unpublished comparisons), I got much poorer results with Cascade. In all
my tests of various release agents, the one common denominator of efficacy
was the amount of sudsing -- the more sudsing, the better.
We deal with the suds issue by simply using a 10 magnifying mirror under
the cup to view the mites -- problem solved!
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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