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Pests and Diseases
Agriculture and Forestry > Livestock > Beekeeping > Pests and Diseases
Mite Control in Honeybees With Essential Oils
Information on which oils work, how to mix them, and how to use them.
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/ipm/insects/pollinat/honeybee/
Varroa theory/drone frame method
Method used to kill 95% of the varroa mite in a hive.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jtemp/dronemethod.html
Varroa jacobsoni
Internet resource page on Varroa maintained by BIOME (at Nottingham University, UK). Good range of links.
http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/detail/ab39af8b0854b51234683dc4a9f6f03a.html
Bee Diseases
Internet resource page on bee diseases maintained by BIOME at Nottingham University, UK.
http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/detail/e52c4a4aa72f3df654cc1fbd62e49912.html
Resistant varroa mites in the UK
Article by Dr Max Watkins, from Beedata. Information on Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM).
http://www.beedata.com/news/resistant-varroamites-max-watkins.htm
North American Bee-associated Mites
Information on a project to study mites which affect (or may affect) bee populations. Guides to ecology, host-association, and distribution these mites in North America.
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/beemites/
Central Apiary
Products for controlling Varroa mites without harming bees or leaving a residue in honey.
http://www.centralapiary.com/
MiteGone
A product that allows for the twenty-one or forty-day commercial treatment of the Varroa and Tracheal mites using Formic acid. FAQ, video, sales and supplier details, and directions for use.
http://www.mitegone.com/
NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
Supplies Miteaway, for the control of varroa and tracheal mites. Includes details of usage, distributors.
http://miteaway.com/
USDA Agricultural Research Service: Colony Collapse Disorder
Discusses the importance of the mysterious bee deaths, theories on its causes, and history of the problem.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/news/docs.htm?docid=15572
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