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What is considered an acceptable and a high varroa load?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 3178" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>In my view both those are high for this time, if you have completed treatment. If not planning further pre winter treatment the 4.6% hive is likely to be dead or close to it come spring, and the 1.04% hive might get through OK, or might not.</p><p></p><p>Since you have (i think) few enough hives to be able to monitor them closely through winter, my recommendation would be treat the higher mite hive with something reliable now, the other hive preferably treat it but if not monitor it through winter and treat if needed. </p><p></p><p>If you learn to recognise mite signs in the brood plus the "vibe" an infested hive gives off, you may not need to mess with actual tests all the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 3178, member: 13"] In my view both those are high for this time, if you have completed treatment. If not planning further pre winter treatment the 4.6% hive is likely to be dead or close to it come spring, and the 1.04% hive might get through OK, or might not. Since you have (i think) few enough hives to be able to monitor them closely through winter, my recommendation would be treat the higher mite hive with something reliable now, the other hive preferably treat it but if not monitor it through winter and treat if needed. If you learn to recognise mite signs in the brood plus the "vibe" an infested hive gives off, you may not need to mess with actual tests all the time. [/QUOTE]
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