Varroa EasyCheck — Mite Monitoring System Review
Correction: Varroa EasyCheck is not a sugar-only system. Véto-pharma describes alcohol-wash, sugar-roll and CO2 methods for the 3-in-1 version. Use the instructions for the…
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Varroa Mite Testing — Alcohol Wash Method Review
An alcohol wash estimates mites on a sample of adult bees and kills those sampled bees. Keep the queen out of the sample, measure…
How Many Varroa Mites Are in Your Hive? — Sheet 1
Calculate adult-bee infestation as counted mites divided by sampled bees, multiplied by 100. Record the sampling method and actual sample size, exclude the queen…
How Often Should You Check for Varroa?
The 2026 Honey Bee Health Coalition guide recommends monthly monitoring from the colony population-increase phase, or at least four samples from population peak through…
The Mites You Don’t Count — Sheet 2
An adult-bee wash measures mites per sampled adult bee. It does not count the reproductive population under cappings. The sheet’s colony size, brood count…
Powdered Sugar Mite Testing — Method Review
Sugar-roll recovery depends on technique and conditions. It estimates mites on sampled adult bees, not the complete colony population. Keep the queen out of…
Where You Collect the Bees Changes the Mite Count
Visual VarroaDestructor guide: Where You Collect the Bees Changes the Mite Count.
How Often Should You Treat for Varroa?
Visual VarroaDestructor guide: How Often Should You Treat for Varroa?.
Sugar Roll for Varroa Monitoring
Visual VarroaDestructor guide: Sugar Roll for Varroa Monitoring.
Your Mite Wash Doesn’t See the Mites Under the Cappings
Visual VarroaDestructor guide: Your Mite Wash Doesn't See the Mites Under the Cappings.