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Date: | Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:26:29 +0100 |
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If you see similar red dots on the hive floor as well as on your bees and if
they move at all, it could be varroa mite, a parasite of honeybees, or maybe
Braula caeca, a bee louse.
If it's confirmed as varroa and there are lots of them, you should treat the
colony with a (legal, registered) acaricide and/or use biomechanical methods
of disinfestation. You'll get lots of good advice on this from the List.
Regards,
Max
Dr Max Watkins
Vita (Europe) Limited Tel 44 (0) 1256 473177
Brook House, Alençon Link, Fax 44 (0) 1256 473179
Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7RD, UK
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