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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: David LaFerney on November 14, 2009, 05:58:48 pm

Title: How long do Varroa ride on adult bees?
Post by: David LaFerney on November 14, 2009, 05:58:48 pm

Anyone know how long it is between a fertile female varroa emerging from capped brood until she returns to capped brood to lay eggs?  I'm sure that it's a range, but the answer is important in timing follow up treatments of oxalic acid vapor. 

Title: Re: How long do Varroa ride on adult bees?
Post by: AR Beekeeper on November 15, 2009, 06:08:27 pm

One of the USDA web sites says a few days to more than 1 month with 7 day being typical.

Title: Re: How long do Varroa ride on adult bees?
Post by: David LaFerney on November 30, 2009, 11:19:09 am

Do you have a link?