Varroa Mite Monitoring Workshop

Varroa Mite Monitoring Workshop

Join us to learn all about controlling Varroa Mites in your bee colonies!

By N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County

Date and time

Friday, May 31 · 12 - 1:30pm EDT

Location

120 Community Way

120 Community Way Barco, NC 27917

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Varroa mites are the number one issue impacting the health of bee colonies. Managing Varroa in your bee yard should be a carefully planned, year round procedure. One important aspect of controlling Varroa is knowing the population of this pest in your hives to determine timing of treatments. A second important factor is verifying the efficacy of the Varroa treatments you use on your honey bee colonies.

We will discuss the biology of Varroa mites and honey bees and the modes of action of treatments, but this workshop will primarily be hands-on in our demonstration bee yard at the Currituck County Extension Office. We will demonstrate a variety of mite count methods during the workshop including powdered sugar roll, alcohol wash, and carbon dioxide treatment.

This workshop will be held on May 31, 2024, one at 12:00 (noon). Please bring your own bee suit if you have one. We do have bee suits you can borrow if you do not have your own. This class is geared toward adult beekeepers. Youth over the age of 10 can attend if accompanied by an adult.


Questions? Call or email Cyndi Knudson, 336-908-9820 ceknudso@ncsu.edu


Tickets

Organized by

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County

Currituck County Center

120 Community Way

Barco, NC 27917

OPEN MON-FRI: 8A-5P

(252) 232-2261

https://currituck.ces.ncsu.edu/

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