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Date: | Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:37:36 -0700 |
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>Al Lipscomb wrote: " ... I belive that the male Varrola mite never
>leaves the cell he is born in."
Aaron Morris replied:
>I had not thought about this until Al's posting, but he is correct. The
>male varroa mite hatches, mates with his sisters and dies in the cell,
>never emerging. So there is no room for control of varroa mites by
>sterilization. This also explains why the free condom method isn't
>working.
OK so the free condom and vasecotomy method will not work on male Varroa
since they are protected within the cell. :)
Does this mean that all the mites visible on bees or dead on the landing
boards from Apistan are female mites? Can we sterilize these with a "tubal
ligation" method?
Is there a web resource for a explanation of varroa life cycle?
Paul Cronshaw, D.C.
Hobbyist Beekeeper
Santa Barbara, CA USA
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