> On Apr 13, 2018, at 10:46 AM, Bill T <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The numbers will grow over winter,

I would imagine that a Maine winter would not have many flight days and would expect there to be almost no mite immigration during the winter. If that were true, I would expect mite numbers to go down during the winter, not up, as the bees should be broodless.

Or, I misread what you said.

David Baker 
To Bee or Not To Bee
Denver, CO USA
             ***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software.  For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html