Aussie Mike Chats with Varroa Expert Cameron Jack

Join Mike in Talks with Experts. Our expert in this episode is Dr. Cameron Jack, Assistant Professor at the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida. He has quite a list of published research and shares his insights with beekeepers worldwide at conferences and also through his contribution tot the University of Florida Master Beekeeper Program.
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Chapters
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00:00 #1. Intro
01:00 #2. Who is Cameron Jack
06:49 #3. Any New Research?
14:14 #4. What are you sharing in your presentations to beekeepers?
16:25 #5. Mite level growth in different seasons
17:48 #6. Using volatile treatments (Thymol, Formic acid) in Florida
18:50 #7. Don't make the same mistakes the US did.
24:05 #8. The successful big commercial beekeepers keep an eye on their mites
26::20 #9. Rotate your chemicals to prevent resistant mites
27:24 #10. Chemicals undergoing registration with the APVMA
31:31 #11. Natural doesn't mean safe
33:35 #12 IPM - Start with prevention
35:10 # 13 IPM - Cultural controls - breeding hygienic bees
38:15 #14. Pitfalls of importing genetics for a breeding program
40:20 #15. If (when) viruses get here, it will separate good beekeepers from bad
41:25 #16 IPM - Mechanical controls - Drone comb removal
49:00 #17. IPM - Mechanical controls - Screened bottom boards and hyperthermia
53:10 #18. IPM - Biological controls - Predatory mites, pathogenetic fungi
57:00 #19. IPM - Full circle to Chemicals
59:10 #20. Forced brood break
1:02:58 #21 What about turning on the mite's virus to harm the mite