Keeping Varroa mites under control in a honeybee colony can be hard and confusing. There are lots of treatment options but no silver bullet. UMass extension educator Hannah Whitehead will lead a workshop on how to choose and combine treatment options in order to create a mite management plan. She will explain the theory of Integrated Pest Management, review mite treatment options and discuss the most effective non-chemical management tools. As part of the workshop, participants will fill out their own personal mite management plan for this coming summer.
Hannah Whitehead is a honey bee extension educator at UMass Amherst. She received her masters at The Ohio State University, where she studied drone brood removal and surveyed beekeepers about mite management choices. In addition to her interest in bees, she is also passionate about farming: before pursuing her masters, she worked on vegetable and dairy farms, studied urban agriculture in Chicago, and worked as a research assistant for OSU’s Agroecosystem Management Program.
$10 BBG members, $25 nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/creating-varroa-management-plan
