On  9 Jan 97 at 17:26, Dave Black wrote: Re: comb-trapping (was:
foundation
 
> Lets be clear that this method is a *trap* method. You trap the mites
> and remove them. It is *not* a mite breeding programm unless you get it
> wrong. Secondly, you have choice about whether to treat the brood and
> put it back (using Formic acid say) or discard it as an unecessary
 
Well you learn something every day!! perhaps it might be a good idea if
the author wrote out this new method (using Formic Acid) it's a new one on
me.
        Even better, if you can spare the time David, could you write up both
methods so that we (over here) can compare both. Please!!!
 
 
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