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Just been looking on the Chemical LAife site about Apilife Var
http://www.apiservices.com/chemical-laif/index.htm
and it states
Never carry out the treatment when the bees are robbing each other.
Any idea why? Introduction of new mites prehaps?
Also, I'm now quite good at identifying the robbing wasp, but would find a robbing bee hard to finger in an identity parade. How do you know - just from the pitched doorstep battles?
http://www.apiservices.com/chemical-laif/index.htm
and it states
Never carry out the treatment when the bees are robbing each other.
Any idea why? Introduction of new mites prehaps?
Also, I'm now quite good at identifying the robbing wasp, but would find a robbing bee hard to finger in an identity parade. How do you know - just from the pitched doorstep battles?