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Re: Swarms carry Mites
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Ted Fischer <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 00:58:18 -0500
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Paul Pennock wrote:
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> This maybe a the wrong thing to do. Picking up swarms. I have been keeping
> bees for 14 years and this is one practice I have STOPED. Let the mites move
> on there own. I will not interduce tham in my hives>>>
 
Sure, swarms carry mites.  In most of the USA mites are endemic, so why
worry about introducing them.  They will be in your hives anyway.  I
would go with Adrian's advice and just put in Apistan strips when hiving
any swarm, your own or one from an unknown source.
 
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA

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