The number of times you treat for bee mites will vary depending on the size and health of your hives. The best time to treat for mites is in the fall and early summer, when mite populations are at...
Category: Bee Mites
There are several ways to tell if your bees have mites. First, you need to hold the empty brood frames with the sun behind them. If you see bright white spots, this means that your colony has been...
The best time to treat bees for mites is before they swarm in late August or early September. This allows time for mite levels to decline sufficiently to avoid larvae from becoming capped with Varroa...
One of the best ways to prevent bee mites is to test your colonies for mites. To do this, you should check at least eight colonies in each yard. If you find a colony with mites, you should prepare an...
Tracheal mites are microscopic parasites that live in the tracheae of insects, which act as a distribution system for oxygen. Female mites emerge from the thoracic trachea and infest young bees....
Using a natural treatment for mites can be an excellent solution to your mite problem. There are several treatments available that work well. These include Oxalic acid, Thymol and Apiguard. If you...