If these things feed on smaller mites, could they be a natural treatment for
our mites, t and v?
 
 
At 10:22 PM 7/17/97 GMT+0200, you wrote:
>Subject: Re: Mites
>
>Hi All
>
>As regards the post about sighting mites of a redish nature running
>around the front board of the hive:
>
>I do not know whether the natural hive 'pseudoscorpions' which are
>found in south africa occur in european bee populations as well.
>
>In my area as well as further up in africa one is likely to find
>populations of small pseudoscorpions attached to swarms. These
>animals are also resident in the hives and as far as I have read are
>believed to be harmless. I believe they feed on smaller mites and
>things in the hive. Apparently they are less common in man kept
>hives. Swarms that were infested usually lost the mites in my
>experience. (three cases).
>
>I saw one mite walking on the entrance board, but speedy was not a
>word I would use to describe it!!
>
>Keep well
>
>Garth
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>In general, generalisations are bad.
>But don't worry BEEEEEE happy.
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