Yes, we were just notified of tracheal mites found in hives on Oahu,
Hawaii. We have had strict agricultural laws forbidding importation of
bees to the state to keep from mite infestation. I have yet to find
out the origin of the infected hives. We are the largest commercial
honey producers on one of the smaller islands and have up to this point
not had to concern ourselves with mite problems. We would like to keep
our island free of mites. My guess would be we need some further
restriction of transporting bees from one (infected) island to another
(noninfected) island. We're just beekeepers and not politicians.
Anyone out there have some advice as to where to start in saving our
hives?
Molokai Meli
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