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    The little graph at the end of my last post is this years treatment (only about a dozen hives)
    They are all getting treated but I am monitoring these ones for the graph
    Bit small I am not too good getting things like this in the post

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    the graph at the end of the last post is this year
    I am treating them all but monitoring these 12 for graph

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    thats the floor counts the hive number is at the top
    compare the start drop with the treatment drop (hive 22 and 23 for example)
    You need to click on the image to see the table
    Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 15-12-2013 at 01:34 PM.

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    Thank you all for being so helpful. Until I gain more experience I think dribbling is the way to go, but it seems its a bit soon??. Reading through the posts the knowledge you share is invaluable to newcomers, thank you.

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    Hi, at the risk of sounding stupid what is sublimation??????.

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    Hi, this is why I am so interested. Found out about it on an American site where it seemed very popular an effective. In America they sell a unit that looks a bit dangerous for 175 dollars. I'm going to try and design an effective safe unit. I don't feel I can completely give up on the idea. Your post was a gem.

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    Thank you exactly what I wanted to know. What is the success rate like compared with dribbling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daveoneflowers View Post
    Thank you exactly what I wanted to know. What is the success rate like compared with dribbling.
    There's a lot of opinions on that one
    I prefer the varrox and two treatments, preferably when the cluster has opened up a little
    There's no science to back that, it's just a way of getting things done
    If you dribble (and lot's of posters here do) then once has to be enough

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    Hi Dave,

    Sublimation is where a solid turns instantly into a gas usually by heat. Not all chemicals will sublimate but in the case of oxalic acid when you heat it to a high enough temperture it will produce a gas that will fumigate your hive and when the gas cools will turn back to a solid

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    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Drone Ranger View Post
    the graph at the end of the last post is this year
    I am treating them all but monitoring these 12 for graph

    data.jpg
    thats the floor counts the hive number is at the top
    compare the start drop with the treatment drop (hive 22 and 23 for example)
    You need to click on the image to see the table
    DR, am I reading the graph right, hive 22 had a pre-oxalic natural drop of 23 a day, and after one treatment, a drop of 298? And hive 23, 3 natural drop, and a whopping 908 after treatment? If so, since most of my hives are dropping between 0-4 a day, it will definitely be worth treating to get that amount of mites out of the hive ready for next year. Thing is, i still have brood in some hives, judging by biscuit chewings on the insert.

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