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How Bad Is It? Using Mite-Drop Counts to Measure & Control Varroa Infestation
How Bad Is It? Using Mite-Drop Counts to Measure & Control Varroa Infestation
By Larry VandeVenter -- Boston beekeeper; BABA and Classroom Hives board member. Like pinballs, mites regularly fall off bees and end up on the hive's bottom board. Counting the number of fallen mites that land on pull-out trays under screened bottom boards can accurately measure a hive's mite infestation levels. Larry has translated three years […]