Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:45:00 -0700 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Dave Cawley asked if bee mites have any predators or parasites that
could be used against them.
As far as I know, there are no records of straightforward predators of
bee mites. To stretch the point, however, one tactic I've seen is to use
a wire mesh bottom board (3 mm holes = 8 mesh per inch). Any controls
that are applied (even sublethal ones) would be more effective, since
the mites which fall down (perhaps to recover and return to the cluster)
fall through the mesh and are more vulnerable to general predators
(ants, predaceous mites etc). If the bottom board is attractive for
other reasons (they provide good ventilation even when the colony is
confined for moving) it may be something that some beekeepers could
adopt.
Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
1201 103 Ave
Dawson Creek B.C.
V1G 4J2 CANADA Tel (604) 784-2225 fax (604) 784-2299
INTERNET [log in to unmask]
|
|
|