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It all depends on how you define effective. If a "one and done" treatment is desired, OAV is not the right product. But if I can treat in September...

msl Thank for the detailed aside. Two thoughts; It would seem that the difference in mauling is in the initial detection of the mite. " Finding a...

Down to 14 units (just found one dead today - as expected - regardless of the splitting, these are a very mite-susceptible line - too bad, otherwise...

OAV is not effective in the fall and is only effective in the winter when there is no brood. I had to switch because of it's ineffectiveness when...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23802359.2018.1450660?scroll=top&needAccess=true Quote from this study: "Due to the large amount of...

I misread your post to mean that you were not getting the chatter on Beesource that you had hoped for. Glad tht your sales are doing well. Mit der...

I suggest that the A. mellifera ligustica natural tracheal mite resistance skewed the matriline, and as with mitochondrial DNA as it doesn't matter...

In that case, it will be quite some time before I can have anything close to cherry blossom honey. Thanks for all the quick replies..

Thanks for the advise. Why would I be discouraged? I am selling good and don't need to live of it. The reason I posted here is the reduced cost if...

It depends on what else is growing and blooming around you. You would probably need at least several acres of them to even taste a difference in the...

I agree with Jack and Frank. And the bees that moved in brought their mites with them. Now is a perfect time to get an OAV treatment done and have it...

Hit them OAV in spring and fall (sept) four times five days apart. Verified drop with alcohol wash. Mite levels never got above 2%. I suspected it...

Might be a queen loss issue also.

Juhani: Thank you for your input. You know much more about this topic than I so I will defer widely to you on this topic. For those like me...

That occurred to me too. What was your mite control program?

What JW says, hang in there. Also remember, word of mouth is going to get out there too. I always direct people to the site for things like this.

These are cheap and easy to use. Have them bring their own long sleved shirt or get a couple of Tyvec suits. ...

Mite crash!

The closeness of Buckfast mitochondrial genome to Italian bees only confirms that 100 years of buckfast pedigree book keeping has been done properly....

MSL: Thank you for your input. I sincerely appreciate your reply, and you are likely on to something. While researching Brother Adam, I...

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That was that the point of post #86 I said oops my bad once all ready when JL pointed out my mistake. but, by request I will issue a 2nd.

Nice score, JW. Merry Christmas to you. Russ

That’s helpful and interesting. Do you ever hear of feral bees or colonies that need to be removed in the Hot Springs area?

My personal experience with cherries, I have three trees, is that they bloom very early in the season and then for only for about two weeks. Could be...

Joerg, don't get discouraged. You are offering this vaporizer in the for sale forum at a time when those that needed one this year have already...

80's bronze fittings and even the pipe from that age likely contain lead. Is that mess previously welded ? Heat will bring the lead to the surface....