Smokin’-Hot Mite Washin’ 2025 Update Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com For large scale varroa monitoring, notably for the selective breeding of mite-resistant bees, one needs to be able to assess the mite infestation rates of large numbers of colonies quickly and inexpensively. Variation in Mite Counts In any group of hives, even those from the same […] The post Smokin’ Hot Mite Washin’- 2025 Update appeared first on Scientific Beekeeping.| Scientific Beekeeping
Monitoring the varroa infestation rate by performing mite washes We don’t like to kill a bee any more than you do, but feel that any colony would gladly sacrifice a handful of workers in order to prevent facing an ugly death due to a varroa/virus overload. I’ve spent years testing and developing different methods of […]| Scientific Beekeeping