> Peter and others: I have a student just defended her M. Sc. last week. One
> experiment testing HopGuard showed that the efficacy is about 40% mite kill
> in the fall with a single application. Repeated experiment with 3
> applications in the spring once every week yielded same efficacy (40%).
> Bees clean up and chew the strips within 4-5 days. Kill was high within 1-3
> days max. HopGuard has potential if the application method modified.
>
> Medhat
>
Medhat,
Allen asked if the 40% was the same for both one and three treatments. The
general guess is that 40% for an single treatment ezch time over three
treatments, so you get Peter's 20%, but not sure if that is the case.
Would you clarify that? Thanks.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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