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A new way to deal with varroa?

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maxell86:
I like the stuff that is multiple purpose, hive beetle, ants, moth and no effect on honeybees. Nothing is 100% effective natural to keeps hives pest free, but helps keep the numbers down or none.

But do not want or need varroa, if / when it comes to Queensland, Brisbane. Yeah should pit it against them to keep the numbers down.
Seems the lazy or focused on honey or profit are the main types of people that aid in the spread of varroa.
Move your hives into full sunshine (well where it used to be sunny) This is one part of the story to keep hives disease and pest free including varroa destructor.
But who can find a time to do much when its mostly wet.
The bees are returning with less pollen.... And we know that can lead too, weaker honeybees.

NigelP:
Too many if's and buts about this stuff for me.  Short shelf life, rapidly degrades.....has to be fed to bees that rearing brood not storing honey (which limits when it can be used) as the varroa need to feed from these bees to intake the double stranded RNA in the sugar syrup. Seems to work under "laboratory" conditions....but in the field. I have my doubts.

Ben Framed:

--- Quote from: NigelP on January 12, 2025, 04:58:46 am ---Too many if's and buts about this stuff for me.  Short shelf life, rapidly degrades.....has to be fed to bees that rearing brood not storing honey (which limits when it can be used) as the varroa need to feed from these bees to intake the double stranded RNA in the sugar syrup. Seems to work under "laboratory" conditions....but in the field. I have my doubts.

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Your reasoning seems valid to me Nigel.

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