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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NatureAlley" data-source="post: 13564" data-attributes="member: 91"><p>In addition to the factors Tristan mentioned as being weird in the referenced study I find the time of the year they put the treatment in (equivalent to mid December to mid January in Aotearoa) quite weird as well. As far as my experience goes that is a time when mites are still slowly building up. Is it reasonable to expect much effect while Varroa numbers are low? It would have made more sense to test the treatment during those periods of the year (end of summer and autumn or end of winter into spring) when OA/GLY strips are more commonly being put in. I have used OA/GLY strips that way and been happy with Varroa counts. In my early days one of my hives managed to survive my inexperience, i.e. late treatment as a result of which it produced about 20,000 mites over ~3 months in autumn dropping on a sticky board during treatment. It gives me enough confidence to carry on, but in a more timely fashion.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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