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Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:57:03 -0400
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Robin Dartington wrote:
> From: "James Fischer" > The key point about "IPM" is that one must know pest
> population
>
>>in terms of how much damage the pests will do.  The dead-giveaway
>>with varroa is that their population growth starts to "go exponential"
>>or "spike", and the resulting increased population of mites is what
>>"overpowers" a colony."
>
>
> Is this strictly true as written?

Yes.

Since the virus and Varroa are linked, an increase in Varroa
"overpowers" the colony.

Varroa is the problem. Otherwise we would monitor for the virus.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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