Help! Both hives are showing signs of tracheal mites. Do I apply greese patties right away? Do I use the menthol crystals or treat with Apiguard/Hopguard?
Thanks for any advice. Remember I live in San Diego, CA and we are still having very warm weather.
what do u mean by signs of tracheal mites? i put spearmint in my grease patties and leave them in the hives all the time to keep trach mites at bay.i ask about the signs to make sure its not from varroa.
A few bees crawling on ground unable to fly, and one set of wings is angled to the side giving them a 'k' appearance. I have not been using grease patties. I will apply some in the hive tonight.
Not sure what MAQ's is...maybe you can clarify for me?
FYI, one hive that has these symptoms was barren of brood at the end of July and re-queened. Wouldn't the varroa mites be less in this hive due to this occurrence?
We have short winters. I will feed grease patties and essential oils in sugar syrup. Hopefully this helps. If not, and the hives don't make it, I can try again next Spring.
Some of us in florida dont treat for tracheal mites cause the winters are so short. Don't know how long your winters are there but i suspect they're similar to florida's. Then again it can never hurt to treat with grease patties.
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