Re: CULT: new topic: bees

On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 08:24  PM, GMason1052@aol.com wrote:

Having formerly been a hobby beekeeper I know a little about this subject.
The mite is here to stay. There is also a little beatle that loves to go after
the wood in hives. Being more familiar with Varoa mites some biological and
mechanical controls are being developed with some success. You will probably
never see the wild bee populations again that we once had.
The massive decline in the wild bee population several years ago was primarily caused by the tracheal mite. In the following years the population of tracheal mites plummeted because the host population was so low. The wild bee population is recovering and will probably stabilize with its new threat. Sometimes predator/host populations vary up and down in long deep cycles.


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