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Re: Mite management
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:35:22 -0700
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> "They could certainly pile into a brood cell. But that pupa would then
> die. Unless the bees had strong hygienic behavior and quickly uncapped that
> cell, the mites would also die inside. In any case, they would be
> unsuccessful at reproduction."
> Too many assumptions here. What information do you have, Randy, to suggest
> that multiple foundress mites cause the host pupa to die?


No assumptions Christina--hard data.  I'm on lunch break right now, but
plenty of data from varroa research in the late 1990s through early 2000s.
If you are unable to find it, let me know and I'll direct you.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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