>
> >I would bet that you would see no noticible increase in the low count
> hives,  even placed on the same pallet.
>

Hold your money.  The experiment has already been done and quantified in Germany.  Drift of mites upon collapse was as great to colonies at a distance as to those adjacent.



I don't think I understand what your trying to say there???  Could you elaborate???

I have had it happen here several times,  and don't see a huge influx in mites beyond what is pretty normal....

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