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Re: mites
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allen dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Sep 2004 09:12:57 -0600
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> Some scientists think that the Apistan manufacturer made a mistake:
> instead of using 14x2=28 days, they must have calculated 21 days
> (eggs to adult for workers) and used two brood cycles (21x2=42 days,
> recommended time for Apistan to stay in the hive).

Good point.  Also 14x3=42.  Seems like overkill, doesn't it?  Engineers
always figure the breaking point, then build in a margin of safety.  Maybe
that was done here?

I guess that studying the drop info over the entire time is the only way to
know for sure.

allen
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