Don says: “Splits are a management tool that is a perfect mitacide.” No such thing as a perfect miticide. There are no silver bullets. Splits are a good tool in the IPM tool box but your IPM tool box may need to be deep and wide to include good genetics and a vast array of other methods including chemical control. There are no slam dunks in the varroa game. Lewis *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html