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Re: Checkmite was ( poor mating of queens)
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allen dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:45:11 -0600
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> Late fall use of Apilife var has problems as has been shown to be
> true in the article on page 475 of the June 2004 American Bee Journal...

I agree with you 100% on coumaphos, Bob.  IMO, it has no place in  any
beehive, except, perhaps, as an emergency one-time measure, but we are in
the minority, I fear.

Oxalic acid treatment apparently work in cool conditions.  We're hoping that
will turn out to be a solution for us northern types.

allen
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