In article <[log in to unmask]>, Alan Sharratt
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>Hello.
>Could anybody advise me on the prevention/treatment of the Traecheal Mite,
>I am new to Beekeeping and my location is in the North west of England.
>Kind regards.
>Alan.
 
 
Dear Alan,
 
My advice on this one would be not to bother. Bees throughout Britain
have lived with this mite for many years now and problems of any
significance arising from it are now relatively rare. (I am in eastern
Scotland)
 
If you have bees raised from any local stock which has been in the area
for a few years then it is probably not worth worrying about. If you
have a problem with these mites the easiest way to deal with them is
probably to requeen from established local stock rather than try to prop
up susceptible stock which you would need to do for years to come as the
acarine mite is endemic throughout Britain.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Murray
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Murray McGregor