TEMPERATURE VARROA MITE VS Lynn Williams www.beehivethermalindustries.com 803-504-9313

Meet Our Enemy VARROA DESTRUCTOR

Varroa Mites travel on the Bee

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

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 .

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.

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

Life Cycle of the Varroa Mite

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.

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

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

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) www.honeybeehealthcoalition.org 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 nancy.ruppert@ncagr.gov

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: 10 FRAME 8 FRAME

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

HONEY BEES WITHOUT THE VARROA MITE INCREASED HONEY PRODUCTION

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 400-1000 DEAD MITES APRIL 2018 MORE TESTING

STICKY BOARD MITE COUNT

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 50-60 PERCENT NATIONWIDE.

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.

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.

Jan. 2017 Edition of Bee Culture https://www.twobeekeepers.com/mites-are-a-never-ending-problem/ 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

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

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY QUESTIONS ? LYNN WILLIAMS www.beehivethermalindustries.com 803-504-9313