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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: "Fadem, Bronwyn Elizabeth" <bfadem AT live.unc.edu>
- Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?
- Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 22:07:45 -0400
Re: "My questions are: how urgent is it
that I treat for mites? Can it wait a week? Til the end of summer?
Or is it too late?"
It all depends on what the mite levels are. If they are so extreme that waiting one week makes a difference, then they are goners anyway. But if they are such that you should treat now to save them, waiting until end of summer would be a big mistake -- they would be critical by then. Take a look at the article <here> for a few insights into the mite population growth curve and how it relates to honey bees. Bee populations grow arithmetically up to a peak in late spring when the main nectar flow ends, whereas uncontrolled mite populations grow exponentially and peak at the point when the bees all die. Randall On 4/24/2016 9:31 PM, Fadem, Bronwyn Elizabeth wrote: D94173FA-DB85-409F-8B52-E4C5FB0A5744 AT live.unc.edu" type="cite"> |
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[ocba] HELP signs of a problem?,
Fadem, Bronwyn Elizabeth, 04/24/2016
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Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?,
Randall Austin, 04/24/2016
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Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?,
Fadem, Bronwyn Elizabeth, 04/24/2016
- Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?, Randall Austin, 04/24/2016
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Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?,
Fadem, Bronwyn Elizabeth, 04/24/2016
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Re: [ocba] HELP signs of a problem?,
Randall Austin, 04/24/2016
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