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Re: Sugar dusting
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Peter Loring Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:47:57 -0400
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Of note is that in spring she increased the frequency of dusting to the
range of every 2-6 days, which appears to have reduced the mite population
despite the presence of brood.

Hi Randy
Speaking of brood, what happens to the open brood when all this powdered sugar is flying about? Is there no mortality? I would think there would be, if only because the larvae might get cleaned out with the dust

Pete

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