/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/passive-method-to-detect-external-parasites-such-as-varroa-mitesSugar shaking Sugar shaking of honey bees is a passive method to detect external parasites such as Varroa mites, Tropilaelaps mites, and Braula fly. It is a quick and easy method that does not kill the honey bees sampled. The method works by the fineen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/passive-method-to-detect-external-parasites-such-as-varroa-mitesThu, 27 Apr 2023 14:17:57 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:586246db-3006-4f61-bc0e-b80cda001a34ralphjy1<p>Interesting technique, I had not heard of it before.&nbsp; I&#39;ll need to ask about it in my beekeeping class.</p> <p>Since I live in an area with a chronic ant problem, I would worry about deploying sugar like that.&nbsp; Do you know if that sugar gets into the hive and if it needs to be cleaned out?</p> <p>I&#39;m sure there would be a lot of sugar ants&nbsp;[emoticon:f46987a61e1246c8aea1dabe4dc68d98]...</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25799&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/passive-method-to-detect-external-parasites-such-as-varroa-mitesThu, 27 Apr 2023 14:13:55 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:586246db-3006-4f61-bc0e-b80cda001a34dougw0<p>Sugar shaking looks interesting.&nbsp; Maybe sugar ants would clean up the mess ....[emoticon:fbd079a1c4f748c5a234faee215de9cc]</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25799&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">