BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Boston Area Beekeepers Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Boston Area Beekeepers Association
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20220313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20221106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T070728
CREATED:20240608T220451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T220451Z
UID:10000059-1688065200-1688070600@bostonbeekeepers.org
SUMMARY:How Bad Is It? Using Mite-Drop Counts to Measure & Control Varroa Infestation
DESCRIPTION:By Larry VandeVenter — Boston beekeeper; BABA and Classroom Hives board member.\nLike 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. \nLarry has translated three years of mite-drop counts to give beekeepers a remarkably accurate picture of mite infestation levels inside their hives.  He will describe the process\, including taking counts and making calculations\, and share data throughout his study.\nThe two more common\, but sometimes less accurate\, methods of monitoring mites (the ‘sugar roll’ and ‘alcohol wash’) will be described\, and their efficacy will be discussed and compared to one another and Larry’s data.  Treatment methods and schedules will be discussed briefly; a more thorough look at treatments will follow over the next two months.  The talk will wrap up with a question-and-answer period.\nTo get the Zoom details for this event\, please contact President@BostonBeekeepers.org
URL:https://bostonbeekeepers.org/single-event/how-bad-is-it-using-mite-drop-counts-to-measure-control-varroa-infestation/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR