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Re: Dropping Varroa
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:38:58 -0400
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> Jeff Pettis found that if the gap between the mesh and the collection tray was only half an inch all the living mites found their way back upstairs

That brings us back to the question: How sticky does a sticky board have to be to trap them?  

Will a thin layer of Vaseline stop them?

Does anyone know?

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