APIS Volume 18, Number 2, February 2000
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... Association, written by Dr. Marion Ellis <http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/entomol/beekpg/tidings/btid2000/btdjan00.htm#article2>. Dr. Ellis suggests three reasons why this might work: Varroa mites have a sticky pad called the empodium that helps them adhere to their host. The presence of powdered sugar could make it difficult for the mites to adhere to their host. Powdered sugar stimulates the bees’ grooming behavior. The powdered sugar on the mites’ bodies stimulates them to release from feeding to groom themselves. To use the technique as described in Bee Tidings , one needs the following: A wide-mouth canning jar ...