In a message dated 96-07-01 08:36:54 EDT, [log in to unmask] writes: << P.S. Ether roll tests of the hives indicate no varroa...yet. But I KNOW they are out there. I can feel them lurking in the shadows watching with their beady little eyes. (Do varroa have eyes?) I wonder if hanging a garland of garlic or a cross on each of the hives will keep them out? It worked with Dracula.;) >> Sorry. It only works, if you do it on each bee. [log in to unmask] Dave Green, PO Box 1200, Hemingway, SC 29554 Practical Pollination Home Page Dave & Janice Green http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage1.html