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Re: Monitoring Tips?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:49:50 -0800
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> > Would a sample of these house bees bee a better indicator of mite load
> than a mixture of house and field bees?
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Good question Mike!
As I'm prone to do, I ran an experiment late this summer to get some actual
data.
Yes, the bees that stay, in 9 out of 10 reps had substantially lower mite
loads than those that flew off  -- 40% higher on average.
I'll be publishing the experimental procedure and results in ABJ.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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