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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 12479" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>reliability in all situations.</p><p></p><p>i think many run the bare minimum they can get away with. trouble is that tends to bite when conditions change. i much prefer overkill so no matter what the situation is, it still works (at least within reason). 6 staples did not effect the hive. 8 strips caused queen to move away and brood rearing stopped in those frames with strips, and resumed latter. but no bee deaths. so 3 staples is pretty weak.</p><p></p><p>the latest data from randy oliver is an eyeopener, its really surprising how low level amount of acid hes actually using and still working fine, but he does say it takes a long time. the weaker the acid on the bees the slower and less kill of the mites.</p><p> time is something the strips are not good at. they can get good amount of acid on the bees, especially with 1:1 ratio, but you still need that 8 weeks of brood cycles for a main treatment due to mites in the brood.</p><p>for short term knockdown to keep mites down in the middle of the season, 4 weeks is fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 12479, member: 30"] reliability in all situations. i think many run the bare minimum they can get away with. trouble is that tends to bite when conditions change. i much prefer overkill so no matter what the situation is, it still works (at least within reason). 6 staples did not effect the hive. 8 strips caused queen to move away and brood rearing stopped in those frames with strips, and resumed latter. but no bee deaths. so 3 staples is pretty weak. the latest data from randy oliver is an eyeopener, its really surprising how low level amount of acid hes actually using and still working fine, but he does say it takes a long time. the weaker the acid on the bees the slower and less kill of the mites. time is something the strips are not good at. they can get good amount of acid on the bees, especially with 1:1 ratio, but you still need that 8 weeks of brood cycles for a main treatment due to mites in the brood. for short term knockdown to keep mites down in the middle of the season, 4 weeks is fine. [/QUOTE]
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