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I have now received enough interest for the Varroa report to go forward with the translation from Danish into English! Thanks to all who reflected!
here is an appetite wakeup :
The purpose of the report is to describe the research work, that is done by the Danish Federal Beekeeper association in cooperation with beekeepers from the whole Danish country. Some of the investigations are done in cooperation with the projectgroup beekeeping, which is the authoritative state organ for bee diseases, to which reports of e.g AFB must be reported.
the research is made to produce result for the benefit of practical beekeeping. The results are used in guides used by consultants and Varroainspectors at meetings and course given in local beekeeper associations and when articles are done in Tidskrift for Biavl ( The Danish beekeeper association magazine).
the cooperation with the Hosts of the research ensure, that test is done under equal conditions as the results are to be used under. Special comity, established by the head of DBF, has the head responsibility for the research work. on frequently meetings with this group is proposal submitted and approved and ideas and plans are approved too. more is a cooperation with consultants and researcher from the other Nordic counties and Lithuania about exchange of ideas and praktical felt research by use of ecological Varroa treatment methods.
the report comprises the following items :
nosema tests
test of production queens
long-time test of formic acid
- free formic acid
- krämer plates
Test of formic acid evaporation tools
-universal tools
-burmeister - Apidea- Nassenheider
oxcalic acid test
- wintering bee strength
-spring test
-repeated treatments through the season
-autumn treatment
-aftercare after other treatments
queen imprisonment and formic acid treatment of catch frames.
I will start the translation this week-end.
Jorn Johanesson
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