This is interesting
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Treating hives for Varroa mites with Hypoaspis mites. And they are considering they may be useful for treating SHB.
Fascinating.
Adagna gets credit for finding it, I just posted it.
Iâd try it too, in a heartbeat.
Humm⌠got me thinking;
Best price for a half litre
http://www.evergreengrowers.com/stratiolaelaps-scimitus-womersley-hypoaspis.html
Best price for volume
I have bookmarked this!
@DextersShed ; And in the UK! http://www.defenders.co.uk/pest-solutions/biological-sciarid-fly-control.htmlIf you want to dust with sugar but cannot get âBakerâs Sugarâ putting A1 (Granulated) or Castor Sugar in a food processor for 10 mins should be a good alternative to use. It may not be as fine as Icing sugar but it will still have the same effect.
Keep in mind that powedered sugar, or confectioners sugar contains cornstarch to prevent clumping and keep it light. Quantities vary depending on the recipe but generally 1 tsp-1 Tbs per cup of granulated sugar.
Excellent video! Did I read correctly that it was recorded 2 years ago?
I wonder how their work has progressed.
Not sure I am going to try to do a little deeper digging and see what I can find out.
That is why Iâm saying use pure sugar and there will not be any corn starch
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Thank you @DextersShed for your links.
What about this solution? I didnât tried this one but I would like doing a test for this kind of hives:
Bees and chicken!
has anyone tried this? how offend do you have to treat?
No idea how effective, but nettles contain formic acid, which is one of the varroa treatments, albeit in greater concentration.
How about this.
If you have varroa and you donât have âresistant/tolerant/hygeinicâ bees then I might suggest you stick to the tried and tested methods treatments till you have a few hives. When you can afford to lose any then you can try the snake oils.
Similar for Nosema.
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Any though on this?
I am wondering if it will work in conjunction of the flowframesâŚ
The effect of hyperthermia on varroa has been investigated for some years. I remember something about it from the late 80s and some more research was done in 2000. The problem is that 40ËC is the optimal temperature for dealing with the mites and that is pretty close to killing the bees.
There is evidence that a slightly lower temperature and high humidity achieved in well insulated hives has an adverse effect on Varroaâs ability to reproduce.
I doubt this arrangement on indiegogo will have any real advantage to keeping your hives well insulated. I always think that if stuff like this works everybody would be doing it.
There are no short cuts to managing varroa.
Ask Michael Bush. He doesnât treat but he has spent a long long time working with the bees to achieve that. A simple gizmo advertised on the internet is unlikely to do it.
You canât even get most commercial bee keepers to practice sustainable responsible practices, what makes you think that kind of mentality would breed innovation. Until very recently very little innovation has taken place in the beekeeping industry aside from what other chemicals they can stuff in there.
So I have no idea if it is a good idea or not, or if it will work or not, but I certainly wouldnât rely on the old-guard beekeepers to be advancing anything. Innovation requires open minded thinking and I donât know how many old crotchety beekeepers you have met that are open minded but in my experience that number is 0.
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Oh I donât know about that⌠I think @JeffH and @Michael_Bush at least have openable minds! 
Sorry guys, just yanking your chains! 
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Thereâs probably a clue there.
Youâve misunderstood me. I wasnât suggesting it was a waste of time. I was saying that the results of hyperthermia on mites and bees have been researched and nothing has come of it.
Perhaps this particular variation is the magic bulletâŚ
Perhaps @Chehin_Toumi you could email the inventors and ask for some scientific data on it?
Hi Dawn, no need to apologise:). I like to think Iâm open minded, at least to learn new things. One of the things one of my âoldâ beekeeping mentors told me was that in relation to bees, he never stops learning.
Itâs funny that, sometimes you can learn something new from the most unlikely source.
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@Dee did you read the full thermosolar hive blurb? It was pretty extensive- with a lot of comments from beekeepers who had tested the system over many years. They say there is no harmful affect the bees from the heat-in fact they claim significant increases in honey production- and virtual eradication of the mites.