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Adrian Wenner <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 27 Jun 1994 15:17:16 PDT
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>I read this message and it struck home with me, as I recently found a swarm
>which was on the ground. Although it appeared to be clustered around a small
>branch which broke. This hive has almost all died, in spite of a mite strip,
>AFB meds, and constant feeding of sugar water.
>
>It was a small swarm, and now it is down to only a handful.
>
>Any advise? How do you inspect for vorroa mites?
>
 
Chris,
 
   I simply scooped up a double handful of bees and suffocated them with
dry cleaning fluid (only a teaspoonful or so of methyl chloroform) and then
spread them out in a large white enameled tray.  The dislodged mites were
easy to spot.
 
Adrian
 
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