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On 10 Jan 97 at 0:35, Dr. Pedro Rodriguez wrote: Re: comb-trapping
> We all know that drones are allowed "free" entrance to strange colonies!
> If we have a "breeding" situation as proposed with this setup, how can
> we keep mites from parasitizing foraging bees and drones which are not
> "trapped?" It is impossible to prevent spread of those mites under any
Sorry, I don't believe the good Dr. has thought this one out!
I reiterate, we are not breeding mites. We are attracting breeding aged
mites to a series of cells. When that cell is sealed it is removed from
the hive.
Perhaps after Virginia we will have a better understanding of the
good Dr.'s work!!!
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