Subject: Re: mites on bees

From: Graham Loveridge <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:58:06 +0100

In article <[email-masked]>, Jeff Burton <J-
[email-masked]> writes
>Is there any way to get rid of mites on my honey bees? the infestation Is 
>low now but i dont want to lose thes bees. they are adapted to the 
>enviroment and would be hard to replace.
It depends what mites they are.In the UK we have Braula & Varroa. the
former are harmless but the latter will completely detroy the bees in
the hive. With these you can use Bavarol or Apistan. There are are other
methods of control but they are time comsuming to do and in some cases
not as reliable. So you need to know which mites you have.

Gwent Beekeepers Association
South Wales UK
-- 
Graham Loveridge