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Varroa mite inside a hive. Pixabay
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August is a critical time for mite management

7 years ago
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Varroa mites have many ways of moving from one colony of honey bees to another.
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7 common methods of varroa mite transmission

7 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Kairomones and honey bee parasites

7 years ago
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Are we obsessed with Varroa mites?

7 years ago
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Absconding-colony-1 hanging from hive stand
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Absconding bees or death by Varroa?

7 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Video: Oxalic acid trickling

8 years ago
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A white honey bee pupa with several varroa mites.
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How to do an oxalic dribble, even on cold days

8 years ago
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Oxalic-acid
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Oxalic acid approved for Varroa mites

8 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Bee size, mites, and pesticides

9 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Monitoring mites with a sugar shake

9 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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What is guanine?

9 years ago
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Comb honey: when to treat for mites

9 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Tips for using Stratiolaelaps scimitus

9 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
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Stratiolaelaps scimitus for Varroa control

9 years ago
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Braula coeca: devastating bee parasite makes a lousy...

10 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
miscellaneous musings • varroa mites

The value of scientific inquiry

10 years ago
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The non-native European Honey Bee is the state insect of:

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Minnesota now has a state bee as well as a state insect. Bombus affinis, the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee, has been so honored. Good work, Minnesota!

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