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>> >NMD has been widely denigrated due to the fact that a 24-hr drop can
>> be quite deceptive.  IMO, that problem goes away if the drops are taken
>> over a week or so and even more so if repeated periodically or run
>> continuously.

>Just a warning for those in areas of small ants. They love dead varroa and
>take them out of the sampling tray or hive bottom.


I am doing drops right now and see several red ants on the drop board whenever I pull it out.  So far, I see no mites.

How efficient are ants in removing the mites?

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