Adding mites to my colonies 😱 Checking back in to see the response to infested brood. @SourwoodFarm

Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Last year I found some colonies needed more than 9 months without treatments for the mite pressure to build for proper resistance assessment. My thought is adding mites will speed up that time frame for clearer assessments. The initial results are encouraging but this still feels like the most foolish thing I have ever done.

Adding mites to my colonies 😱 Checking back in to see the response to infested brood.

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