FGMO

[Tim Schuler]

I am asking again, does any one KNOW what percent of the total population of Varroa mites in a hive are killed by FGMO treatment?

[BULLSEYE BILL]

I don't know if you are going to get the answer that you are looking for. Perhaps you should ask IF fgmo kills mites by itself, and if so, what percentage.

FGMO causes the bees to groom themselves and each other, thus removing the mites.

I could be wrong, but, I believe that the only mites that are directly killed by the application of FGMO are the ones that are groomed off by the bee or other bees, and fall out of, or are carried out of the hive.

Dr. R will tell you, "As I have written many times, mite's death is due to sofocation and loss of biologic fluids. It is a slow death! That is why it is so important to use regularity in your procedures, and if at all possible to utilize integrated beekeeping practices."

Now we will get a reaction. Many, many, many times.

One tip, when you search the archives, set the date marker for how long ago to search back. If you don't, it will only search in the recent past.

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Bullseye Bill
Smack dab in the middle of the country.



[This message has been edited by BULLSEYE BILL (edited August 26, 2003).]

[Dr. Pedro Rodriguez]

Hello folks.
Since you can not read my lips, and obviously some of you refuse to read the archives, here is my reply again.
I have posted several times that that my research hives are MITE-FREE using the fogger and emulsion-soaked cords combination. And I have stated that anyone/all are invited to visit and inspect my hives and see for themselves.
So, How many mites do FGMO kill? In my hives all of them! There is a saying. "Seing is believing"/ Those who do not believe, you are invited to come and see for yourself.
Best regards. My hives are one step ahead of the contributor who posted that some one found one mite after inspecting his colonies.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez

[Juandefuca]

Just a littlr side line finding.
Some time back one of the members posted an incident of varroa kill with fog in a jar. As I remember the post said after the treatment with fog in the bottle the mite , or mites . were still alive the next day .
This is what I found today . Luckily there were a number of live mites on the inspection sheet ( Dry !!!) , I fogged them in a baby food jar and timed . After 1 minute there was no visible sign of the mites ( 9 )being alive .
At another time I subjected a mite to straight oil and it croaked instantly.
I am not able to repeat this test often since I have one hive only ( out of 21) which has drops since fall 2002. And the majority of them are dead .
JDF