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Latest
Research Results (2000 - 04)
The following IPM was developed
at West Virginia University,
Cumberland, MD and Redding, CT. (Last Updated
11-07-2006)
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Preliminary Results Of Our Four-fold Integrated Pest Management: (IPM)
Note: The above IPM was used on 22 colonies in Cumberland, Maryland during the fall/winter of 2000 - 2001. There was a loss of two weak colonies out of the 22-colony trial. There was five-colony loss in the total Cumberland trial of 59 colonies. This Cumberland trial had an 8.4% colony loss as compared to a 50% - 70% loss in all Maryland colonies for the winter of 2000 - 2001. This IPM works well if used properly with timing of treatment being the most critical.
2001
Summer/Fall Trial:
The 2001 trial in
Cumberland, MD using our improved HBHFA
fumigator resulted in a 90 - 95% kill of Varroa in the cells and on the bees in
less than 24 hours in most all colonies in the 46 colony trial; with only three
queen losses. A 31colony trial using Coumaphos and Apistan also resulted in a
loss of three queens. These queen losses may have been due to failed supercedures
and colonies that swarmed failing to make a new queen. Also, Apistan resistance
Varroa hit Cumberland, MD this year.
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Note: Dr. Amrine is currently collecting data from this year's experiments, and we will post his data to this site and publish all of our results in the ABJ soon!
