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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:28:33 -0400
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>> There is little doubt in my mind that you can use
>> drone pulling as a good tool to measure extremes.
>
>Good point.
>
>I've been starting to do that since reducing treatments to oxalic drizzle,
>which seems to have variable efficacy.  The observations can be quite
>shocking.

Let me add that I am surprisewd to find that the drone brood in on part of the hive can be loaded with multiple varroa and drone brood in another part can be quite free of varroa.

Anyone else see this?

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