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Mite on queen's head?

Started By CoolColJ , Jun 3 2018 11:24 PM

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#21 Offline CoolColJ - Posted July 27 2018 - 5:39 PM

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Couldn't you have just taken a cotton swab soaked in ethanol and gently wiped the mite off? In a confined space, the ethanol fumes would temporarily depress the nervous system of aerobic organisms, rendering both the mite and queen immobile.

to late now as both have passed away. Queen died of natural causes though, a few days after laying eggs

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