Erratic But Good Varroa Drop

[Millet]

Vaped the hives on Saturday gone... the results today has me very happy... i checked Five colonies today and here is the results.

Hive 1... B+H 1 varroa
Hive 2...D B 11 varroa
Hive 3... D B 9 varroa
HIVE 4...B+H 62 varroa
Hive 5... B+H 9 varroa

I have never seen such low numbers from a first treatment since keeping bees .... 62 maybe a bit high but normally the first drop is in the 200+ region... lets see what the second dose drops... if it is low again i may stop treatment and save my lungs ...

No sugar or alcohol washes needed here.. haha

 

[deemann1]

Mine have been simular with virtually no mites dropping the most been on one hive 4 mites...

 

[Erichalfbee]

Over how long Steve?
I’m doing my first vape tonight.

 

[beeno]

I did not count my mite drops this year as the mites disappeared as quickly as they fell by being removed by ants! I had a lot more than indicated by the forum members though and still falling.

 

[Millet]

Over how long Steve?
I’m doing my first vape tonight.

I vaped them on the Saturday and checked them on the Monday..it is the lowest i have seen to date... normally the inspection trays have been full of varroa with a mite drop in the mid 100's .

 

[Eyeman]

Vaped the hives on Saturday gone... the results today has me very happy... i checked Five colonies today and here is the results.

Hive 1... B+H 1 varroa
Hive 2...D B 11 varroa
Hive 3... D B 9 varroa
HIVE 4...B+H 62 varroa
Hive 5... B+H 9 varroa

I have never seen such low numbers from a first treatment since keeping bees .... 62 maybe a bit high but normally the first drop is in the 200+ region... lets see what the second dose drops... if it is low again i may stop treatment and save my lungs ...

No sugar or alcohol washes needed here.. haha

Folks are not making their insert boards sticky. The insert boards I put in the hive with a 17% varroa infestation showed a handful of mites a week later after an OAV & Apivar. The boards weren't sticky. The debris must have been removed!
I estimated there were 5000-6000 mites in that colony.

 

[Millet]

Folks are not making their insert boards sticky. The insert boards I put in the hive with a 17% varroa infestation showed a handful of mites a week later after an OAV & Apivar. The boards weren't sticky. The debris must have been removed!
I estimated there were 5000-6000 mites in that colony.

I have done the same every year and this is the lowest drop to date.

 

[Millet]

Results of the mite drop from the second vape three days later.

Hive 1 B+H = 1 varroa
Hive 2 DB = 17 varroa
Hive 3 DB = 3 varroa
Hive 4 B+H = 78 varroa
Hive 5 B+H = 8 varroa

 

[beeno]

I have done the same every year and this is the lowest drop to date.

Ceteris paribus, my ant population isn't. I think eyeman may be right! I had a good drop, but could not be bothered to count because of the inaccuracy caused by mites being removed.

 

[Millet]

Ceteris paribus, my ant population isn't. I think eyeman may be right! I had a good drop, but could not be bothered to count because of the inaccuracy caused by mites being removed.

No Ants here... ...and not much varroa by the look of things well apart from one colony but we always getting a problem one don't we..

 

[Erichalfbee]

Results of the mite drop from the second vape three days later.

Hive 1 B+H = 1 varroa
Hive 2 DB = 17 varroa
Hive 3 DB = 3 varroa
Hive 4 B+H = 78 varroa
Hive 5 B+H = 8 varroa

Is that three days of drop or a drop on the third day? Sorry for being thick...

 

[Millet]

Is that three days of drop or a drop on the third day? Sorry for being thick...

I'm the thick one here.. however i think what you mention mean the same thing ... either way it is the drop three days after vaping..
Edited to add
inspection trays in for three days.

 

[Millet]

Results from the third vape.
Inspection trays where in for three days after treatment.

Hive 1 B+H 2 Varroa
Hive 2 DB 35 Varroa
Hive 3 DB 3 Varroa.
Hive 4 B+H 100+ Varroa.
Hive 5 B+H 10 Varroa.

Two colonies are dropping more than i would like to see after the third gassing but i will keep going till they are in single figures.