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What is an acceptable mite count in the weeks after putting varroa strips in a hive?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 12527" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I would somewhat agree with Maggie, the thing being to minimize the amount of oxygen the strips are exposed to. However the strips will not come out the same 6 months after the package was opened regardless how good you sealed them, there will be some degradation.</p><p></p><p>Now that strips come in 60 packs and I have less hives, it's a bigger amount in that last pack I need to store as safely as possible, or lose a couple hundred bucks.</p><p></p><p>But I've always stored the last opened pack and used them next season, cos mid winter checking you are always going to need a few here and there anyhow, so no point chucking them. If in doubt I may go 3 to a box instead of two, seems to work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 12527, member: 13"] I would somewhat agree with Maggie, the thing being to minimize the amount of oxygen the strips are exposed to. However the strips will not come out the same 6 months after the package was opened regardless how good you sealed them, there will be some degradation. Now that strips come in 60 packs and I have less hives, it's a bigger amount in that last pack I need to store as safely as possible, or lose a couple hundred bucks. But I've always stored the last opened pack and used them next season, cos mid winter checking you are always going to need a few here and there anyhow, so no point chucking them. If in doubt I may go 3 to a box instead of two, seems to work. [/QUOTE]
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