March Meeting

Andres Schneiter  – Hyperthermal Varroa Mite Treatment. Andres has been developing a hyperthermal varroa mite treatment and methodology for the last three years and did extensive field trials last summer. He will be presenting the results of these trials while giving an in-depth review of the theory behind hyperthermal treatments. The presentation will include Varroa mite biology and behaviour, reasons why this parasite is such a problem and also explain companion treatments. He will further describe other novel applications of his treatment unit.

Andres has an engineering background and has been a beekeeper since 1978 with a small apiary in Maple Ridge. He is a certified beekeeping instructor and member of the Langley and North Fraser Bee Clubs.