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Treatment free is euphemism for the owner deciding it was cheaper to accept 50% losses then to manage the hive with treatment. It’s basically impossible to do t
by nothercastle 3y ago
Treatment free is euphemism for the owner deciding it was cheaper to accept 50% losses then to manage the hive with treatment. It’s basically impossible to do treatment free unless you are on a island
- giantg2 3y agoYou get 50% losses even if you treat. You can still manage a hive with IPM and be treatment-free - management strategies are not the same as treatments (even experts list IPM strategies separate from treatments in their books/websites).
- nothercastle 3y ago50% losses are too high for commercial keepers. Backyard hobbyists though definitely within normal ranges