Date sent:              Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:49:44 GMT
Send reply to:          Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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From:                   Computer Software Solutions Ltd <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                Acarine - acarapis woodi - tracheal mites
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> This is my second year with bees, and one of my apiaries - 3 hives - has
> been stricken with Acarine.
 
Lots of hives have Acarine or Tracheal mites. A lot depends on the
amount of mites per bee! There is always the economics to
consider when discussing medication.
        If there are only perhaps one or two mites per bee then it can
be ignored, the bees will still manage. It's only when the mite count
begins to affect the bees performance that one needs to worry.
        Ultimately replace the queen with one of known T-mite
resistance.
 
 
 
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