Responsible Treatment Free Management

This presentation was hosted for the Pawatucky Beekeepers Association
In person presentation via Zoom – October 19th, 2026

The agenda of the presentation is:

• VARROA MITES TODAY: Its been almost 40 years with varroa mites – we know more
• VARROA CAUSE HARM: Establishing fundamental impacts varroa have on bees
• THRESHOLDS: Baselining how thresholds work in examining harm to bee by varroa
• EXAMINING TREATMENTS: 50% death rate might mean opportunity to try something different
• POPULATION DYNAMICS: Establishing when mites do the most harm to colony populations
• CYCLICAL LOSSES: Risk of Treatment Free increase with several annual cycles
• RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT: Exploring options for trying treatment free responsibly
• ADDRESSING MITE BOMBS: Examining the term – learning that Robber Lures are real danger
• PROXIMITY & ISOLATION: Exploring these two factors and how they play a role in success
• TF MANAGEMENT TAKEAWAYS: Recapping responsible treatment-free ideas

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