1. TEMPERATURE VARROA MITE VS Lynn Williams

2. Meet Our Enemy
VARROA DESTRUCTOR

3. Varroa Mites travel on
the Bee

4. Varroa Mites Scientific name  Varroa destructor
Originally a pest of Asian honey bee
Introduced to United States in 1987
In all beekeeping countries except Australia
Parasitizes larva and adult bees
Vector for many diseases

5. CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE NEW MITES ARE CLEAR TO TAN OLDER MITES ARE REDDISH-BROWN BODY MITES LIVE OFF Fatty TISSUE MAKING BEES ANEMIC. INFECT THE BEES WITH VIRUSES SEVERE INFESTATION MITES CAN BE SEEN ON THE BACKS OF BEES .

6. True or False?
Every honey bee colony in the continental United States and Canada either has Varroa mites today or will have them within several months.

7. True
Every honey bee colony in the continental United States and Canada either has Varroa mites today or will have them within several months. Doing nothing about varroa mites is not a practical option for most beekeepers.
We all need to accept the fact that we have an extra member of the family – the Varroa mite – and it’s here to stay.
Honey Bee Health Coalition

8. Life Cycle of the Varroa Mite

9. Successful Varroa control is PROACTIVE
Successful Varroa control is PROACTIVE. We need to control Varroa before the mites reach levels that threaten colony productivity and survival.

10. Four inter-related population phases of honey bee/varroa mite seasonal cycles

11. Phoretic Vs Reproductive
Phoretic Mite Lives Off & Only On Our Honey Bee
Reproductive Mite Resides In The Brood Frames
Alcohol Wash Mite Counts ? Phoretic Mite!!
Randy Oliver Confirms Our Testing That Mite Counts Can Be Greatly Skewed. Am. Bee Journal Dec. 2017
Mite Count 3-5 Safe? Results In Brood Frames
Are 1,000 To 1,500 Varroa Mites Breeding
Result Hive Collapse

12. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !
Varroa life cycle and its relationship to the honey bee life
cycle (including the fact that varroa reproduce only in brood
cells  more brood=more varroa mites)
Because more brood = more mites, varroa populations peak
in Aug.-Oct.
Varroa prefer shade over sunny hive locations
Options for varroa control and how they work
Varroa have adapted well to some treatments
How to evaluate for varroa in a hive
Nancy Ruppert, Apiary Inspector, NC Dept. of Agric. & Consumer Services

13. Available in: 10 FRAME 8 FRAME
Solution: 104 F – 106 F
Terminates
Varroa Mite Even Under
Capped Brood
Hive Beetles
Organic Solution
Without the use of pesticides
Only three treatments per year
Available in: FRAME FRAME

14. COMPACT DESIGN FOR SLIDE IN & OUT OPERATION
ONE UNIT WILL SERVICE MUTIPLE HIVES
EXTRA INTERNAL SENSORS AVAILABLE WITH QUICK DISCONNECT SO ONE CAN INSTALL ONLY ONCE FOR MUTIPLE HIVES
REQUIRES 120 VOLT AC FOR OPERATION
REMOTE HIVE LOCATIONS REQUIRES A SMALL GENERATOR
REQUIRED POWER IS ONLY 220 WATTS LESS THAN 2 AMPS
UPON REACHING MITE MODE TEMPEATURE IS MAINTAINED AND POWER USAGE IS VERY MINIMUM

15. HONEY BEES WITHOUT THE VARROA MITE INCREASED HONEY PRODUCTION

16. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE TESTING
DEBORAH DELANYE’S TEAM IS TESTING OUR PRODUCT WITH POSITIVE RESULTS
FIVE VIRGIN HIVES TESTED IN AUGUST 2017
AVERAGE TEST KILL OVER 200 MITES
STICKY BOARD RESULTS AFTER 72 HOUR OVER DEAD MITES
APRIL 2018 MORE TESTING

17. STICKY BOARD MITE COUNT

18. COST OF YOUR BEE HIVE ? NUC COST $ 140-$200
WOODENWARE, WAX & FRAMES $ 260
TOTAL COST OVER $ 400
YOU HAVE TO TREAT YOUR BEE HIVES OR WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
ANNUAL LOSSES OF PERCENT NATIONWIDE.

19. ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF BBH-101
WINTER WARMER MODE FOR WEAK HIVES
MAINTIANS 92 F IN THE HIVE BODY
QUEEN WILL LAY AND RAISE NEW BEES DURING THE WINTER SO YOU WILL HAVE THE HIVE AT FULL STRENGHT FOR SPRINGS FIRST POLLEN FLOW ( DR. MAHRER BEE RESEARCH LAB.) DOUBLING HONEY PRODUCTION
NUC TRANSFER DURING COOL WEATHER
USE BBH-101 TO WARM THE HIVE BODY BEFORE TRANSFER.
AND BEE KEEPERS ARE FINDING ADDITIONAL FEATURES.

20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DR. DEWEY CARON HONEY BEE COALITION
MR. RANDY OLIVER ALCOHOL WASH VS MITE COUNT
DR. CHARLES OWENS OVER WINTERING OF HONEY BEES
DR. BICIK PALACKY UNIVERSITY INDEPENDENT TEMP. STUDY
DR. ZACHARY HANG MICHIGAN STATE PHORETIC MITE
SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL CARILINI PRESIDENT OF OVEN INDUSTRIES FOR THEIR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT R&D SUPPORT
AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED VARROA MITE KILLER.

21. Jan. 2017 Edition of Bee Culture
Please review Oxalic Acid treatment 9-10 times
Over the year
then also in the fall due to extreme high Varroa Mite count treated with Apiguard & Apivar and a follow up with
Oxalic Acid
The end of 2016 was a 50% loss of hives
Reason a combination that neighboring Apiary’s were not treated properly
This Apiary was Mite Bombed By There Neighbors

22. 2018 Thermal Imaginery
Varroa Mite Thermal Imaginery In Brood Frame
More Test & Studies 2018

23. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
QUESTIONS ?
LYNN WILLIAMS