> Also, there was no follow up to see if the reductions made a difference long term.

>  What we were discussing was the brood break alone-- the time points (although they could have been better specified) were adequate for that purpose.

Yes, discussing brood break and whether there is hard evidence whether brood break is an effective treatment against varroa. I don't think this paper qualifies. That was all I was trying to say. I haven't seen any proof that it is an effective management tool. Plenty of people recommend it, but on what basis, other than "it should help."

PLB

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