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Dick Allen <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:02:20 -0800
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Hi Milt:
On another bee group a few weeks back a couple of people mentioned
hearing at EAS that the folks at Cornell found it to be not all that
effective. Now mind you what I just wrote is simply me repeating
hearsay.

I did try sucrocide this last spring/early summer on some hives that
overwintered. There were drone cells on the frames that had numerous
mites. I did three treatments about 10 days or so apart using the
recommended mix from the bottle and applied it after calibrating my
sprayer. I thought it seemed to work. Checking back later I only saw an
occasional mite in the drone brood. Complacency set in I guess. I was
planning on treating again this fall, but late this summer I started to
see deformed wings, phoretic mites and parasitic mite syndrome. As with
you, I’d sure like to hear from others on their experience with it.

Regards,
Dick Allen

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