>
> >Actually I think this one is easy to explain. The reduction in mites
> froma
> brood break comes from the overwhelming of the first larve after the break.
> In warmer times (spring-fall) the phoretic mites all looking for a place
> to lay cause 2-3 mites each in the first larve.
Charlie, are you assuming this, or have you actually checked? The few
times that I checked, I did not observe this to occur.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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