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Re: Small Hive beetle-organic control
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David Miksa <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:13:57 -0500
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Hello everyone.
For several years the SHB have been around our area in Central Florida.
As far as the most effective organic control for the SHB, it is IPM for
Varroa. We have not lost the first mating nuc, colony nor queen cell
builder to SHB. As long as our colonies are in fair shape Varroa free
queenless or queen right no SHB will damaged them.
Our operation consists of 3800 mating nucs managed year around, and 400
colonies as breeders and cell builders. We caged 9 rounds of queens and
produced just over 100,000 finished queen cells of which most are for sales
to other beekeepers as queen cells.  Our work crew are only family members,
3 full time and 2 part timers.

David Andrew Miksa
13404 Honeycomb Road
Groveland, Florida 34736

352-429-3447   fax 352-429-9133
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