I have this idea about putting one frame of drone
>foundation in each hive, then, before the drones are just about to hatch, I
>would take the frame from the hive and distroy the drones and then return
>the frame back to the hive to start all over again. I was reading that
>about 75 % to 80 % of the mites reproduce in drone brood cells, therefore
>if I do this I could possibly control or eliminate 75 % to 80 % of the
>varroa in the hives.
IMHO,
I believe you would eliminate the mites which preffered drone cells which
means you would breed mites which preffer workers.
Dusty
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