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 > Wouldn't the separation come after the shaking has concluded? I was 
thinking of shaking diligently, allowing the liquid and the mites to 
sift through a #5 screen into a bottom jar, and then possibly an 
additional rinse to wash mites that stuck to the bees into the bottom 
jar.  Then agitate the bottom jar and  pour through a paper (coffee) filter.

IMO, a paint shaker is far too violent and would shake the bees to 
pieces and murky the alcohol with guts and parts. The shaking action has 
to be just right, so that the mites are dislodged, but the bees remain 
intact.  Otherwise the resulting mess of stingers and other parts makes 
counting unnecessarily difficult.  Mites are easy to count in alcohol if 
it remains clear, and the alcohol can be reused several times before it 
needs to be settled.

I'm sure Randy has a simple and effective design in mind.

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