>   I am in the midst of mite treatments. If a hive drops 244 mites in
> 24 hours, then drops 78 in the next 24 hours. Is this a typical
> response?

Yes, it is.

You don't say what treatment you are using, and that will affect what we
expect.  Apistan and Checkmite+ or other highly effective treaments will
kill most of the phoretic mites over the first few days, then the drop will
taper off, and come from either any partially resistant mites, new invaders,
or young mites emerging with young bees from brood.

It would be interesting to know what your alcohol wash, ether roll, or
natural drop tests yielded before treatment.  Testing before and after
treatment helps understand what is happening during treatment.

allen
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