>
> addl info:
> 1. since i wrote last, there has been no mite drop under those same frames
> with grease patties.
> 2. there was mite drop under frames where the bees were clustered, which
> happened to be where they were eating mini-candy board in 1 hive and where
> they were eating fondant in hive 2.
the above make sense--the most mite drop where that bees are most dense.
Something like a grease patty could potentially confuse the mites due to
odor, as does veg shortening to tracheal mite. You could easily experiment
along this line next season.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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