>
> >Just curious... when inspecting a hive, if you pull a frame and scratch
> off some drone brood to check for mites, what sort of numbers do you expect
> to see?
>

I'm with Bob on this--mite numbers on drone brood often has little
correlation with overall mite levels.  This has been documented by
researchers, and confirmed personally.

Randy Oliver

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