Hello All,
in searching the archives i find no reference to the *varroa board* designed
by Diana Sammataro & N. Ostiguy of the Pennsylvania State University Bee
Lab.  In searching the web site i still found no information.
I emailed Diana through the site and the response was right away and she is
sending a update on her *varroa board*.
Diana did a day long workshop in Kansas and a *varroa board* was given away.
After laying around all summer the *varroa board* was given to me at Sundays
bee meeting.  I am interested in talking with any beekeepers which have used
the *varroa board* and what thoughts they might have.
Please do not confuse the *varroa board* with the *varroa calculator* much
discused on IBL and put out by the British Beekeepers Assn..
The instructions on the *varroa board* read:

Count the mites in the white areas only.  When you get a total mite
number,divide that number by 90.  Now multiply the answer by 270 and you
have the total number of mites on the board.  If you divide the total mites
by number of days the board was installed,you get number of mite fall per
day.
I do quite a bit of testing and maybe this board will make my job easier.
Look forward to any Bee-L comments.  Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Bob Harrison