Paul Pennock wrote:
>
> This maybe a the wrong thing to do. Picking up swarms. I have been keeping
> bees for 14 years and this is one practice I have STOPED. Let the mites move
> on there own. I will not interduce tham in my hives>>>
Sure, swarms carry mites. In most of the USA mites are endemic, so why
worry about introducing them. They will be in your hives anyway. I
would go with Adrian's advice and just put in Apistan strips when hiving
any swarm, your own or one from an unknown source.
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA