Re: scaly leg mite, was: Feather Pecking
- From: "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:33:27 +0100
"nuele mersch" <fowls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> trouble with pyrethrine and mites is that they may eventually get
> resistant. We used to use it against varroa mites on bees for a number
> of years, but it doesn't work at all anymore. Pity, it was very
> convenient. Soaking the bees in sunflower oil will not have the desired
> effect, I fear ;-)
Some do advocate a fine mist of oil.
Have you tried dusting over the frames with talc? The theory is that the
mites can't grip the bees' bodies when they're coated with talc. Of course
you need a screen below the frames so that the mites can't get back into the
hive.
Mary
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