> >Last  point is that splitting can be an effective method to help  manage
> varroa.  The break in brood cycle really sets back the mite  population.
>
> Chris wrote >Even better if you destroy the first brood to be sealed after
> a break as it
> should contain a very high proportion of the mites.


A point to consider also, Chis, is that the first sealed brood may also
become multiply infected, and those mites may have poor or no reproduction,
or even die along with the pupa.  We could use more research in this area.

Randy Oliver

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