adony melathopoulos wrote:
>
> Well, the method I have seen most used is not to even let the drones emerge.
> Take your drone-trap frame soon after it is sealed place it in the freezer
> overnight.  You will be left with drone-varroa popsicles (fully and
> completely dead).  To clean the trap frames out put it back into a strong
> hive and the worker will clean them up (one German beekeeper saves the
> workers the work and places the comb on the lawn and watches the robins peck
> merclessly at those varroa infested frames - gives him some satisfaction I
> suppose).  Reuse your frames.  Believe me whole lot of Varroa will be in
> those drone cells.
 
eat them (the drone pulpa) they are delicious
I'am serious!!
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