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Offline Understudy

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Two types of mites?
« on: March 05, 2007, 10:23:29 pm »
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6178181&nav=S6aK

I would like to know what the other type of mite is. I am familar with Varroa.

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Re: Two types of mites?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2007, 10:55:37 pm »
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Re: Two types of mites?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2007, 10:58:24 pm »
Okay that was me having a brain fart. I should have remembered that. I blame it on all the secret government mind experiments. I need my tinfoil hat.

Thank you.

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Re: Two types of mites?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2007, 12:33:15 am »
Well, that was a short and not very specific story.  They didn't mention the Varroa or tracheal mites by name, just described them.