From htho@se.alcbel.be Fri Dec 16 18:47:06 EST 1994
Article: 1052 of sci.agriculture.beekeeping
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From: htho@se.alcbel.be (Hugo Thone)
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Subject: Re: Are these varroa mites?
Date: 14 Dec 1994 11:54:09 GMT
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In article <1994Dec9.115953.35000@cc.usu.edu>
sltqd@cc.usu.edu writes:
 
>
>Bad news:
>
>I went out yesterday to take a look at the hives and found out of six,
>five were dead...
>
>As I asked before, are these the damnable varroa I have been hearing about?
>Can we use the infected boxes and frames again, or should they be destroyed?
>Is there anything else we can do for next year to prevent the mites from
>infecting?
>
>Thanks for your help earlier and now,
>
 
Todd,

We are living here with Varroa for more than 5 years.  Apistan strips have
proved to be the most effective and handy remedy.
We apply it immediately after the last harvest (begin august) and we leave
the strips in the hives for maximum 6 weeks.  In emergency cases you can use
it in spring too, but then the honney is unsuitable for human consumption. 


The main problem is the contamination of the wax with fluvalinate after
several years of treatement or after faulty use of the Varroa strips.
I presume it will be found in the honney eventually.

There is no problem in re-using your boxes and frames. The main source 
of infection are the colonies in your neighboorhood that are heavily infected
with Varroa mites.


	Cheers,
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Email : htho@se.bel.alcatel.be / Phone : (32) 3 240 94 52 / Fax:(32) 3 240 99 50

                           do bee do bee do ....



From adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu Wed Jan  4 20:04:50 EST 1995
Article: 1108 of sci.agriculture.beekeeping
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From: adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu (Adam Finkelstein)
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Subject: Re: Request for info on Varroa mites
Date: 4 Jan 1995 03:31:04 GMT
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In article <1995Jan3.165455.18257@news.wrc.xerox.com>,
jeffrey kingsley <kingsley@xerox.com> wrote:
>
>Are Varroa mites new (or more common than in the past)?  Are they
found in the North - East U.S.?  I heard they cause something called
"Parasitic Mite Syndrome"...Is this a new term?

 Check _Apis Magazine_ 12/94
Sanford describes this "disease" well. _Apis_ is posted here and 
archived at a few sites. The Faq lists them.

Speaking of faq, 1/1/95 is on its way, I've moved and am using a new
school's network so I am going to be a few days.
Hokay?

Great to beee here!
Adam
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Adam Finkelstein                     Price Hall 
Entomology                   VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA  24001-0325 
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