Stan said:
Now apparently there are beekeepers applying to import capped queen cells,
and they are saying that this is safe and unlikely to import tracheal
mites.
Tracheal mites don't live in or on capped queen cells. The mites only live
on or in live honey bees.There is zero risk of introducing HBTM through
the importation of
capped queen cells.
Medhat
Medhat Nasr, Ph. D.
Provincial Apiculturist
Crop Diversification Centre North
17507 Fort Road
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5Y 6H3
Tel: (780) 415-2314 Fax: (780) 422-6096
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