All of my hives tested positive for mites 1-10 per ether roll.  I treated in
feb. and will check the mite concentration this next week.  I did not loose
any hives to mites over the winter, so I guess most beekeepers have learned
to cope.  P.S.: Cope could also mean get out of the business of beekeeping.
 
Richard Barnes
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At 09:16 AM 4/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Changing the topic again: What's happening?  Are the dreaded vampire mites
>turned into pussycats this year or have beekeeepers learned to cope?
>
>What is going on?
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>Allen
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>I think most beekeepers have adapted.  I suffered a broken ankle last year
>and was about 4 weeks later getting the Apistan in.  The mites got 16
>colonies in the fall and more died in the winter even though they had
>stores.  I found mites last week in very strong hives when I started spring
>treatment.
>
>Frank Humphrey
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