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Offline Ben Framed

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Varroa Be Nimble, Varroa Be Quick
« on: August 20, 2021, 11:37:52 pm »
I did. not realize how agile varroa destructor is until I viewed the following video posted here some time ago by one of our members: "Maggiesdad" Watch closely...

https://youtu.be/Oij1HOxD3iU
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Re: Varroa Be Nimble, Varroa Be Quick
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2021, 12:19:03 pm »
And they are very, very, fast when attaching themselves to a passing bee.  I watched a mite attach it's self to a bee moving up the landing board toward the hive entrance, and had I blinked I would have missed it.  It was as if there was a static electricity attraction that drew them together. 
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Re: Varroa Be Nimble, Varroa Be Quick
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2021, 05:48:41 pm »
Quote from: AR Beekeeper on August 21, 2021, 12:19:03 pm
And they are very, very, fast when attaching themselves to a passing bee.  I watched a mite attach it's self to a bee moving up the landing board toward the hive entrance, and had I blinked I would have missed it. It was as if there was a static electricity attraction that drew them together. 
I wonder if there was.  Bees do build up a positive charge as they fly.  It helps negatively charged pollen to stick to their bodies, but perhaps it helps varroa out as well. 
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