Which mite wash release agent works best?
Randy Oliver, of ScientificBeekeeping.com, shares his experiment and its results in this detailed article, first published in American Bee Journal, 2020.
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Refining the Mite Wash: Part 4 – Comparing the Release Agents
by Randy Oliver
As I tested different release agents for varroa monitoring, I was often surprised by the results, which then raised new questions about why some worked better than others. So I ran a number of experiments in order to tease out possible answers.