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>I read this message and it struck home with me, as I recently found a swarm
>which was on the ground. Although it appeared to be clustered around a small
>branch which broke. This hive has almost all died, in spite of a mite strip,
>AFB meds, and constant feeding of sugar water.
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>It was a small swarm, and now it is down to only a handful.
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>Any advise? How do you inspect for vorroa mites?
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Chris,
I simply scooped up a double handful of bees and suffocated them with
dry cleaning fluid (only a teaspoonful or so of methyl chloroform) and then
spread them out in a large white enameled tray. The dislodged mites were
easy to spot.
Adrian
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