how long

[mark s]

hi all
just changed the removable floor and collected all the rubbish and have looked under the microscope and found loads of mites still alive,took a video of them to put on here but not sure how to yet,how long do the little blighters live of the hosts

 

[peteinwilts]

have you apiguard'd or thymoled them yet?

 

[victor meldrew]

hi all
just changed the removable floor and collected all the rubbish and have looked under the microscope and found loads of mites still alive,took a video of them to put on here but not sure how to yet,how long do the little blighters live of the hosts

Ne'then you say mites , this begs the question, varroa mites or pollen mites or some other benign mites who take up residence in a bee hive ?.

John Wilkinson

 

[VEG]

There are loads of different types of mites that feed on the debris of the hive floor.

 

[mark s]

sorry chaps varroa mites and im apiguarding right now just coming up to the second week

 

[mikethebee]

THEN you have to ask yourself a question is it killing the mite or just knocking them down.

 

[MJBee]

It's not unusual to find quite a lot of live mites when Apiguard is on. They do make a very satislying crunch when squished with forceps. Mike

 

[Heather]

If the varroa are brushed off into grass away from the bees, will they die quite quickly?