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jayj200
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varoa mites down fall maybe
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varoa mites down fall maybe
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Look at death to virrioa mites General bee keeping
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Wombat2
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March 18, 2014, 11:00:12 pm »
Interesting that toward the end they talk about it possibly being effective against SHB as well. But knowing the speed at which Australian regulatory agencies act it will take 20 years after varroa mite gets here before this will be cleared for use.
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March 19, 2014, 04:30:02 am »
And already available here for other uses at $36 a litre/15000 mites from
http://www.biologicalservices.com.au/hypoaspis-m.html
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March 19, 2014, 07:01:50 am »
That's the fastest 20 years I've ever known.
Good to see there is a non chemical option for if/when the time comes.
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Wombat2
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March 19, 2014, 08:20:23 am »
Was quick wasn't it ... After posting thought it may be here and it was - not approved for bees though but if that video is right it appears the bees are not affected and there is no harm to humans or the environment
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jayj200
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March 19, 2014, 09:06:13 am »
that's what I thought.
if it is already here?
what else is it good for?
silver bullet anyone.
jay
the big hitters did the work for all. no we just need to connect the dots
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Jim134
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March 19, 2014, 09:50:28 am »
Unfortunately not all the results are so rosy. "Bee Informed" ran some tests with beekeepers throughout the U.S. last year using Stratiolaelaps mites and the results were not conclusively positive. In some cases there was no benefit, they do not work on heavily infested hives, must be added continuously as there natural home is in the soil and it is expensive.
http://strathconabeekeepers.blogspot.ca/2014/02/bio-control-of-varroa-mites.html
Strathcona Beekeepers: Bio Control of Varroa Mites
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
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